The Bhagavadgîtâ, with the Sanatsugâtîya and the Anugîtâ — SBE Vol. 8 (trans. K. T. Telang, 1882)
The translator’s English as printed (K. T. Telang). The original-language text is not held; names are romanised as the translator printed them.
1 Texts from the Vedas which ought to be recited on such occasions. Presents (Dakshiṇâ) to Brâhmaṇas are insisted on in Bṛihad-Âraṇyaka-upanishad, p. 661 ; Asvalayana Gṛihya J, 23, 14.
2 Cleanliness of body; straightforwardness =not doing prohibited acts; harmlessness=not injuring any living beings. These are ‘ bodily,’ because the body is the main instrument in these actions.
3 Le. recitation of the Vedas. + This is part of the ‘mental penance,’ because the government of the tongue is a consequence of mental restraint ; the effect being, according to Sankara, put here for the cause.
5 Respect=people rising to receive one, &c.; honour =people saying ‘this is a holy man,’ &c.; reverence=people washing one’s feet, &c.
1 Texts from the Vedas which ought to be recited on such occasions. Presents (Dakshiṇâ) to Brâhmaṇas are insisted on in Bṛihad-Âraṇyaka-upanishad, p. 661; Asvalayana Gṛihya J, 23, 14.
2 Cleanliness of body; straightforwardness = not doing prohibited acts; harmlessness = not injuring any living beings. These are called 'bodily' because the body is the chief instrument in performing these actions.
3 I.e. recitation of the Vedas. + This is part of the 'mental penance,' because governing the tongue follows from mental restraint; Sankara takes this as a case where the effect is stated in place of the cause.
5 Respect = people rising to receive one, &c.; honour = people saying 'this is a holy man,' &c.; reverence = people washing one's feet, &c.