Hari-nāmāmṛta-vyākaraṇam – Page 9

adhikārī ca sambandho viṣayaś ca prayojanam

adhikārī ca sambandho viṣayaś ca prayojanam |
avaśyam eva vaktavyaṁ śāstrādau tu catuṣṭayam ||
(Unknown Source; cited in the Amṛta-ṭīkā to Hari-nāmāmṛta-vyākaraṇam: Maṅgalācaraṇa, 1)

“The eligible person (adhikārī) [to read the text], the relationship (sambandha) [between the text and the subject], the subject (viṣaya) [of the text], and the purpose (prayojana) [of the text]—these four [which are known as the anubandha-catuṣṭaya] must be stated at the beginning of a śāstra.”

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sahasā vidadhīta na kriyām

sahasā vidadhīta na kriyām
avivekaḥ param āpadāṁ padam |
vṛṇate hi vimṛśya-kāriṇaṁ
guṇa-lubdhāḥ svayam eva sampadaḥ ||
(Kirātārjunīyam: 2.30; cited in Sāhitya-darpaṇa: 643, Hitopadeśa: 4.104; the Vṛtti on Hari-nāmāmṛta-vyākaraṇa: 780; Bhakti-rasāmṛta-śeṣa: 90)

“One should not act rashly. Indiscrimination is a cause of severe misfortune. Desirous of [such] virtue, good fortune personally worships one who acts after having deliberated.”

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sarveṣām amataṁ yat syāt

sarveṣām amataṁ yat syāt sa bhramaḥ paricīyate |
bahūnām amataṁ yat tat keṣāñcin matam iṣyate ||
(Vṛtti on Hari-nāmāmṛta-vyākaraṇa: 75)

“That which is unacceptable to everyone is called a bhrama (“mistake”). That which is unacceptable to many is considered the view of some.”

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na karma niṣphalaṁ kuryān

na karma niṣphalaṁ kuryān nāyatyām asukhodayam |
(Manu-smṛti: 4.70; cited in Amṛta-ṭīkā to Hari-nāmāmṛta-vyākaraṇam: Maṅgalācaraṇa, 1)

“One should perform neither an action that is useless [i.e, has no purpose and will prove fruitless] nor one that gives rise to unhappiness in the future.”

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