To procure intelligence of past, present, or
future is an achievement of worthless people.
We servants of Vishnu ought to contemplate Him;
what is already ensured comes to pass in the course
of fate. To practise magic, to trade for reputation,
it puts a distance between us and Narayana. Tuka
says, This world is overpowering; the eight mystic
powers are a grievous burden.
future is an achievement of worthless people.
We servants of Vishnu ought to contemplate Him;
what is already ensured comes to pass in the course
of fate. To practise magic, to trade for reputation,
it puts a distance between us and Narayana. Tuka
says, This world is overpowering; the eight mystic
powers are a grievous burden.