yajñē tapasi dānē ca sthitiḥ saditi cōcyatē.
karma caiva tadarthīyaṅ sadityēvābhidhīyatē৷৷17.27৷৷
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৷৷17.27৷৷ --,yajñē yajñakarmaṇi yā sthitiḥ? apasi ca yā sthitiḥ? dānē ca yā sthitiḥ? sā sat iti ca ucyatē vidvadbhiḥ. karma ca ēva adarthīyaṅ yajñadānatapō.rthīyam; athavā? yasya abhidhānatrayaṅ prakṛtaṅ tadarthīyaṅ yajñadānatapō.rthīyam īśvarārthīyam ityētat; sat ityēva abhidhīyatē. tat ētat yajñadānatapaādi karma asāttvikaṅ viguṇamapi śraddhāpūrvakaṅ brahmaṇaḥ abhidhānatrayaprayōgēṇa saguṇaṅ sāttvikaṅ saṅpāditaṅ bhavati৷৷tatra ca sarvatra śraddhāpradhānatayā sarvaṅ saṅpādyatē yasmāt? tasmāt --,
৷৷17.27৷৷atō vaidikānāṅ traivarṇikānāṅ yajñē tapasi dānē ca sthitiḥ kalyāṇatayā sad iti ucyatē. karma ca adarthīyaṅ traivarṇikārthīyaṅ yajñadānādikaṅ sad iti ēva abhidhīyatē.tasmād vēdā vaidikāni karmāṇi brāhmaṇaśabdanirdiṣṭāḥ traivarṇikāḥ ca'ōṅ tat sat' iti śabdānvayarūpalakṣaṇēna avēdēbhyaḥ ca avaidikēbhyaḥ ca vyāvṛttā vēditavyāḥ.