अश्रद्धया हुतं दत्तं तपस्तप्तं कृतं च यत् | असदित्युच्यते पार्थ न च तत्प्रेत्य नो इह
aśraddhayā hutaṃ dattaṃ tapastaptaṃ kṛtaṃ ca yat . asadityucyate pārtha na ca tatprepya no iha
ஓ பிருதையின் மைந்தனே (பார்த்தா), நம்பிக்கையின்றி செய்யப்படும் யாகம், தானம், தவம் அல்லது வேறு எந்தச் செயலும் 'அசத்' என்று கூறப்படுகிறது. அது இம்மையிலும் மறுமையிலும் பயன் அற்றது.
O son of Prtha, whatever is offered in sacrifice and given in charity, as also whatever austerity is undertakne or whatever is done without, faith, is said to be of on avail. And it is of no conseence after death, nor here.
'அசத்' என்பது நிலையற்ற, மாறக்கூடிய தன்மையைக் குறிக்கிறது. நம்பிக்கையின்றி, சுயநல நோக்கத்துடன் செய்யப்படும் யாகங்கள், தானங்கள், தவங்கள் போன்ற செயல்கள் எந்தப் பலனையும் தருவதில்லை. அவை இம்மையிலும் சரி, மறுமையிலும் சரி, எவருக்கும் நிரந்தரமான நன்மையைத் தரமாட்டா.
Asat That which changes form and has no permanent existence. It does not mean nonexistence as such.Acts of sacrifice? austerity and gift that are performed without faith? under pressure? or to prevent some sort of trouble or to gratify a craving? are Asat in their nature. They yield no permanent benefit or fruit to anybody.Any sacrifice? austerity or gift done without dedicating it to the Lord will be of no avail to the doer in this earthly life here or in the life beyond hereafter. It would be as useless as showers of rain falling on rocky ground or pouring oblations of ghee (clarified butter) on cold ashes. If you have no faith you will become egoistic and obstinate. Your heart will become hard. If you perform even hundreds of sacrifices without faith? without the spirit of selfsurrender to the Lord? even if you distribute the wealth of the whole world in charity without faith in and devotion to the Lord? all these would be worthless and useless. The sages will not appreciate such sacrifices or gifts. Energy? money and time are simply wasted.Thus in the Upanishads of the glorious Bhagavad Gita? the science of the Eternal? the scripture of Yoga? the dialogue between Sri Krishna and Arjuna? ends the seventeenth discourse entitledThe Yoga of the Division of the Threefold Faith. ,