Maitrayaniya Upanishad 1.p8

1.p8

taccāgniṣṭomātiriktānāṃ sarveṣāṃ yajñakratūnāṃ mādhāraṇaṃ, tāvatā sarvāṇyeva karmāṇyupalakṣaṇatvena gṛhītāni, tathā ca sarveṣāṃ karmaṇāṃ paramātmajñānajanyopakārakatvena paramapuruṣārthahetutvaṃ darśayituṃ śrutiḥ pravavṛte || “brahmayajño • cayanaṃ” iti ! yadidaṃ pūrveṣāṃ karmaprakaraṇoktānāṃ karmaṇāṃ cayanaṃ cayanādi sarvaṃ karma eṣa brahmaṇaḥ paramātmano yajño yajanaṃ pūjanaṃ vai prasiddhaṃ, ‘yajño vai viṣṇuryajñenaiva yajñaṃ santanoti’ iti śrutyantarāt | atra cayanagrahaṇamasyāṃ śākhāyāṃ prathamakāṇḍe cayanasyāmnānāt | pūrvatra vihitāni sarvāṇi karmāṇi parameśvarārpaṇabuddhyā phalāsaktiṃ parityajyānuṣṭheyānīti tātparyārthaḥ | tathā ca bhagavānāha (gī0 a0 5 | ślo0 10 ) “brahmaṇyādhāya karmāṇi saṅgaṃ tyaktvā karoti yaḥ | lipyate na sa pāpena padmapatramivāmbhasā” | iti | yasmādbrahmapūjanārthameva sarvaṃ karma “tasmāt • dhyāyet” iti | yajamānaḥ karmaṇyadhikṛta etān pūrvoktānagnīṃścitvā agnicayanāntaṃ sarvaṃ karma yathādhikāraṃ nirvartya tatprabhāvalabdhāntaḥkaraṇaśuddhiḥ sannātmānaṃ pratyañcaṃ vakṣyamāṇalakṣaṇamabhi abhitaḥ sarvātmabrahmabhāvena dhyāyet nirantaraṃ cintayedityarthaḥ | atra ktvāpratyayanirdeśo'nuṣṭhānātmadhyānayornairantaryaparo na bhavati, kintu pūrvakālatva-