न वेदयज्ञाध्ययनैर्न दानैर्- न च क्रियाभिर्न तपोभिरुग्रैः | एवंरूपः शक्य अहं नृलोके द्रष्टुं त्वदन्येन कुरुप्रवीर
na vedayajñādhyayanairna dānaira- na ca kriyābhirna tapobhirugraiḥ . evaṃrūpaḥ śakya ahaṃ nṛloke draṣṭuṃ tvadanyena kurupravīra
「庫魯族中最勇猛者啊!非藉由研習《吠陀》與祭祀,非藉由布施,亦非藉由儀式,亦非藉由嚴酷苦行,除汝之外,無人能於人世間見我此形相。」
Not by the study of the Vedas and sacrifices, not by gifts, not even by rituals, not by severe austerities can I, in this form, be perceived in the human world by anyone ['By anyone who has not received My grace'. other than you, O most valiant among the Kurus.
僅僅死記《吠陀》經文而不理解其義,是不足夠的。研究祭祀也是必要的,並且應該了解其意義。布施如「圖拉普魯沙」(以人體重量等量的黃金布施)、「坎亞達那」(將女兒嫁出)或布施牛、米等。儀式如「阿耆尼霍特拉」。苦行如「旃陀羅亞那誓願」(一種誓願或修行,從滿月開始的半個月,每天減少一口食物;然後在月亮增長的半個月,每天增加一口食物。這種誓願是淨化心靈、消除罪業的極佳方式)。
Mere cramming of the texts of the Vedas without knowing the meaning will not do. A study of the sacrifices also is necessary. One should know the meaning of these? also.Dana Charity such as a Tula Purusha (gift of gold eal in weight of a man) Kanyadana (gift of ones daughther in marriage)? gift of a cow? rice? etc.Kriya Rituals such as Agnihotra.Tapas Such as the Chandrayana Vrata. (This is a kind of Vrata or observance. The daily consumption of food is reduced by one mouthful every day for the dark half of the month beginning with the fullmoon. Then the food is increased by one mouthful every day during the bright fortnight during the increase of the moon. This Vrata (observance) is a great purifier of the mind. It destroys sins.)