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Bhagavadgita 16.7

Gītābhāṣya (of Rāmānuja) 16.7

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Sanskrit

16.7

pravṛttiṃ ca nivṛttiṃ ca janā na vidur āsurāḥ |
na śaucaṃ nāpi cācāro na satyaṃ teṣu vidyate ||
pravṛttiṃ ca nivṛttiṃ ca abhyudayasādhanaṃ mokṣasādhanaṃ ca vaidikaṃ dharmam āsurā na viduḥ na jānanti / śaucam vaidikakarmayogyatvaṃ śāstrasiddham; tad bāhyam āntaraṃ cāsureṣu na vidyate / nāpi cācāraḥ tad bāhyāntaraśaucaṃ yena sandhyāvandanādinā ācāreṇa jāyate, so 'py ācāras teṣu na vidyate / yathoktam, "saṃdhyāhīno 'śucir nityam anarhas sarvakarmasu" iti / tathā satyaṃ ca teṣu na vidyate yathājñātabhūtahitarūpabhāṣaṇaṃ teṣu na vidyate //

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