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ABRIDGMENT OF
e Vedant shews that moral principle is a part oi
adoration of God, viz. " A command over our
passions and over the external senses of the body and
' good acts, are declared by the Ved to be indespens-
" able in the mind's approximation to God, they should
" therefore be strictly taken care of, and attended tor
" both previously and subsequently to such approxima-
" tion to the Supreme Being ; "* i. e. we should not in-
dulge our evil propensities, but should endeavour to have .
entire control over them. Reliance on, and self-resigna-
tion to, the only true Being, with an aversion to wordly
considerations, are included in the good acts above allud-
ed to. The adoration of the Supreme Being produces
eternal beatitude, as well as all desired advantages ; as-
the Vedant declares : " It is the firm opinion of Byas
" that from devotion to God all the desired consequences-
" proceed ; "t and it is thus often represented by the
Ved, " He who is desirous of prosperity should worship
" the Supreme Being. " \ " He who knows God thorough-
ly adheres unto God." "The souls of the deceased
" forefathers of him who adores the true Being alone,.
" enjoy freedom by his mere wish."§ " All the celestial
" gods worship him who applies his mind to the Supreme
" Being :" and " He, who sincerely adores the Supreme
" Being, is exempted from further transmigration."
A pious householder is entitled to the adoration of
* 27th, 4th, 3rd. t 1st, 4th, 3rd.
§ Chhandoggu.
X Monduc.
e Vedant shews that moral principle is a part oi
adoration of God, viz. " A command over our
passions and over the external senses of the body and
' good acts, are declared by the Ved to be indespens-
" able in the mind's approximation to God, they should
" therefore be strictly taken care of, and attended tor
" both previously and subsequently to such approxima-
" tion to the Supreme Being ; "* i. e. we should not in-
dulge our evil propensities, but should endeavour to have .
entire control over them. Reliance on, and self-resigna-
tion to, the only true Being, with an aversion to wordly
considerations, are included in the good acts above allud-
ed to. The adoration of the Supreme Being produces
eternal beatitude, as well as all desired advantages ; as-
the Vedant declares : " It is the firm opinion of Byas
" that from devotion to God all the desired consequences-
" proceed ; "t and it is thus often represented by the
Ved, " He who is desirous of prosperity should worship
" the Supreme Being. " \ " He who knows God thorough-
ly adheres unto God." "The souls of the deceased
" forefathers of him who adores the true Being alone,.
" enjoy freedom by his mere wish."§ " All the celestial
" gods worship him who applies his mind to the Supreme
" Being :" and " He, who sincerely adores the Supreme
" Being, is exempted from further transmigration."
A pious householder is entitled to the adoration of
* 27th, 4th, 3rd. t 1st, 4th, 3rd.
§ Chhandoggu.
X Monduc.