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.
? Fasts and so forth. ? Which are the result of the actions done in previous lives,
* And the divinities are not eternal, so the fruit obtained is ephemeral.
* The ignorant do not know the real divinity of Vishṇu, thinking him to be no higher than as he is seen in the human form. This gives them an inadequate notion of the purity and eternity of the happiness to be obtained by worshipping him ; cf. infra, p. 83. ° The veil surrounding me is created by my mysterious power, and that everybody cannot pierce through; cf. Kaṭha, p. 117.
? Fasts and so forth. ? Which are the result of the actions done in previous lives,
* And the divinities are not eternal, so the fruit obtained is ephemeral.
* The ignorant fail to recognize Vishṇu's true divinity, taking him to be no more than what they see in human form. This gives them an inadequate idea of the purity and eternity of the happiness to be gained by worshipping him; cf. infra, p. 83. ° The veil surrounding me is created by my mysterious power, and not everyone can pierce through it; cf. Kaṭha, p. 117.