हिन्दी
That he has the desire to eat, the desire to drink, and no desire to indulge in sense pleasures—this is his initiation (i.e., this is how he has to begin practising self-restraint).
After this he will eat, he will drink, or he will enjoy pleasure, as if he is observing upasad (when he can only take milk or water).
After this, he laughs, he eats, and he even enjoys some sense pleasure—these represent the sounds coming from the stutas and śastras.
Next, austerity, charity, straightforwardness, nonviolence, and truthfulness—these are his dakṣiṇā.
Therefore, people say, ‘He will give birth,’ or ‘He has given birth.’ In either case, it is a rebirth (in the sense that when he starts living his life as a sacrifice, that is his rebirth). When death overtakes him, that is the conclusion of the sacrifice.
The sage Ghora, of the family of Aṅgirasa, taught this truth to Kṛṣṇa, the son of Devakī. As a result, Kṛṣṇa became free from all desires. Then Ghora said: ‘At the time of death a person should repeat these three mantras: “You never decay, you never change, and you are the essence of life.”’ Here are two Ṛk mantras in this connection:
(Those who know Brahman) see that the light shining in Para-Brahman is the seed of the world.
This light is all-pervasive like daylight. It is eternal. It is that great light which is the cause of the world.
