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avathArikai (Introduction)
When asked “Are knowledge in vEdham etc useless for those abhAgavathas?” piLLai lOkAchAryar says “Yes. That is what is said in SAsthram”.
sUthram 236
“bhAgavadhan anRikkE vEdhArtha gyAnAdhigaLai udaiyavan kungumam sumandha kazhadhaiyOpAdhi” enRu sollA ninRadhiRE.
Simple Explanation
If one is not a bhAgavatha, but is having knowledge on the principles of vEdham, he is just like a donkey carrying saffron – says SAsthram.
vyAkyAnam (Commentary)
bhAgavadhan anRikkE …
That is – as said in “chathurvEdha dharO viprO vAsudhEvam na vnidhathi | vEdhabhAra bharAkrAnthas savai brAhmaNa gardhabha: ||” (The brAhmaNa who can be a leader for four vEdhams, sitting on vyAsa padham (seat of vyAsa), but does not know vAsudhEva, it is well known that, is a brAhmaNa donkey who is carrying the weight of vEdham) – the person who only has studied vEdham and has superficial knowledge in vEdham but is not considered as bhAgavatha since he lacks the deeper understanding about the knowledge on bhagavAn, is similar to a donkey which carries saffron which is desired by those who are enjoyers, but does not know the worth of that saffron. Similarly, it is said in the vEdha upabruhmaNam (smruthi) that the brAhmaNa who lacks the deeper understanding of vEdham is a brAhmaNa donkey which is strenuously carrying the burden of vEdham which is in two parts, the first part which talks about the method of worship and the second part which talks about bhagavAn, the recipient of such worship.
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