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God equally with an Uti ; * The Vedant says, that " A
householder may be allowed the performance of all
the ceremonies attached to the (Brahminical) religion,
and also the fulfilling of the devotion of God: the
fore-mentioned mode of worshipping the Supreme
Being, therefore, is required of a householder possessed
of moral "principles,"! And the Ved declares, that
*' the celestial gods, and householders of strong faith,
and professional Utis, are alike."
It is optional to those who have faith in God alone,
to observe and attend to the rules and rites prescribed
by the Ved, applicable to the different classes of Hin-
doos, and to their different religious orders respectively.
But in case of the true believers neglecting those rites
they are not liable to "any blame whatever ; as the Ve-
dant says," Before acquiring the true knowledge of God,
•** it is proper for man to attend to the laws and rules
""laid down by the Ved for different classes, according
41 to their different professions; because the Ved declares
" the performance of these rules to be the cause of the
■"mind's purification, and its faith in God, and compares
"it with a saddle-horse, which helps a man to arrive at
"the wished-for goal." J And the Vedant also says,
"that "Man may acquire the true knowledge of God
"even without observing the rules and rites prescribed
"by the Ved for each class of Hindoos, as it is found
* The highest among the four sects of Brahmuns, who, accord-
ing to the religious order, are bound to forsake all worldly con-
siderations, and to spend their time in the sole adoration of God.
t 28th, 4th, 3d. J 36th, 4th, 3d.
householder may be allowed the performance of all
the ceremonies attached to the (Brahminical) religion,
and also the fulfilling of the devotion of God: the
fore-mentioned mode of worshipping the Supreme
Being, therefore, is required of a householder possessed
of moral "principles,"! And the Ved declares, that
*' the celestial gods, and householders of strong faith,
and professional Utis, are alike."
It is optional to those who have faith in God alone,
to observe and attend to the rules and rites prescribed
by the Ved, applicable to the different classes of Hin-
doos, and to their different religious orders respectively.
But in case of the true believers neglecting those rites
they are not liable to "any blame whatever ; as the Ve-
dant says," Before acquiring the true knowledge of God,
•** it is proper for man to attend to the laws and rules
""laid down by the Ved for different classes, according
41 to their different professions; because the Ved declares
" the performance of these rules to be the cause of the
■"mind's purification, and its faith in God, and compares
"it with a saddle-horse, which helps a man to arrive at
"the wished-for goal." J And the Vedant also says,
"that "Man may acquire the true knowledge of God
"even without observing the rules and rites prescribed
"by the Ved for each class of Hindoos, as it is found
* The highest among the four sects of Brahmuns, who, accord-
ing to the religious order, are bound to forsake all worldly con-
siderations, and to spend their time in the sole adoration of God.
t 28th, 4th, 3d. J 36th, 4th, 3d.