Khilakanda 10.24
Khilakāṇḍa 10.24
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10.24
tasmā'u haitaduvāca | vītyannamvai vyanne hīmāni sarvāṇi bhūtāni
paramatāṅgacchata ityantena | ‘annaṃ brahmetyeke ’ ācāryā ‘ āhuḥ ’ | ‘ tattathā na ’ grahītavyam | yataḥ
prāṇārrakṣakatvāt ‘ ṛte ’ vinā ‘ annaṃ pūyati ’ klidyate pūtibhāvamāpadyate iti ‘ vai ’ prasiddham | tathā ‘ prāṇo
brahmetyeka āhuḥ’ | tadapi ‘ na tathā ’ tathā na brahma | yataḥ ‘ annāt ’ adanīyāt ‘ ṛte ’ ‘ prāṇaḥ śuṣyati ’
śoṣamupaiti ‘vai’ prasiddham | brahma tu na klidyate na śuṣyati ca | “acchedyo'śoṣya eva ca” ( bha.gī.2