If we abandon these two letters, what shall we gain
by pompous rites? Not through the burden
of rules and prohibitions, canst thou, O generous
Lord, be found. Therefore with faltering utterance
I repeat Thy name incessantly: Thy name is a boat
to carry us over the waters of the world. The Vedas
assure us Thou fillest the universe, the Shrutis
and Puranas proclaim the same. This Name alone
I contemplate; no other means of attainment
delight me. ‘Dedicated to Brahma’; on this
mantra I shall fall back at last. Tuka says, We
waste our time over the dots and dashes of the
Vedas.
by pompous rites? Not through the burden
of rules and prohibitions, canst thou, O generous
Lord, be found. Therefore with faltering utterance
I repeat Thy name incessantly: Thy name is a boat
to carry us over the waters of the world. The Vedas
assure us Thou fillest the universe, the Shrutis
and Puranas proclaim the same. This Name alone
I contemplate; no other means of attainment
delight me. ‘Dedicated to Brahma’; on this
mantra I shall fall back at last. Tuka says, We
waste our time over the dots and dashes of the
Vedas.