ऐश्वरं शास्त्रमुत्सृज्य बन्धमोक्षानुदर्शनम् ।
विविक्तपदमज्ञाय किमसत्कर्मभिर्भवेत् ॥
aiśvaraṁ śāstram utsṛjya bandha-mokṣānudarśanam |
vivikta-padam ajñāya kim asat-karmabhir bhavet ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 6.5.18)
“What can be the use of the meaningless acts here [i.e., in this world] of one who rejects śāstra, which is expressive of Īśvara and portrays bondage and liberation, and [who thus] remains unaware of the distinguished subject therein [i.e., the reality constituted of spirit and matter]?”
Commentary
tatraivāntikyam ucitam ato mokṣārtham īśvaraṁ bhajateti bhāvaḥ |
(Excerpt from the Sārārtha-darśinī-ṭīkā)
“One-pointedness therein specifically [i.e., resolute adherence specifically to śāstra] is proper, and thus, one should worship Īśvara for the sake of mokṣa. This is the purport.”