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शास्त्रस्य गुरुवाक्यस्य सत्यबुद्ध्यावधारणा ।सा श्रद्धा कथिता सद्भिर्यया वस्तूपलभ्यते ॥ २६ ॥

śāstrasya guruvākyasya satyabuddhyāvadhāraṇā ;sā śraddhā kathitā sadbhiryayā vastūpalabhyate . 26 .

Anvaya

अवधारणाavadhāraṇā
A firm conviction
सत्य–बुद्ध्याsatya–buddhyā
by accepting as truth
शास्त्रस्यśāstrasya
of the word of scripture
गुरु–वाक्यस्यguru–vākyasya
of the word of the guru
सा श्रद्धाsā śraddhā
that is śraddhā
कथिताkathitā
is said
सद्भिःsadbhiḥ
by wise persons
ययाyayā
by which
वस्तु उपलभ्यतेvastu upalabhyate
the object (Brahman) is attained

Translation

A firm conviction that the words of the scripture and of the teacher are true is called śraddhā (faith and earnestness) by the wise. The objective (Brahman) is attained by such faith.

Annotation

The word śraddhā is not mere faith devoid of reason. It is an earnest reliance on the teacher’s word, as the teacher is a realised person who has followed the word of the scripture.

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