SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama:
pravṛttiṁ ca nivṛttiṁ ca
janā na vidur āsurāḥ
na śaucaṁ nāpi cācāro
na satyaṁ teṣu vidyate
‘The Non-divine know not (the ways of) ‘activity’ or of ‘passivity’; ‘Neither cleanliness, nor holy conduct, nor truth is found in them.’
Pravṛitti = Activity or ‘Effort,’ or engaging in Veda-enjoined Dharma, for securing (material) prosperity (power, riches, svarga, siddhis etc.)[1. For a full description of what the two Paths of Pravṛitti and Nivṛitti are, consult Bhāg: VII-15, 47 to 57. Also Mahābhā, Śānti Parva, Moksha Dharma, Ch: 217; Bh: Gī: VIII-23 to 25, refers to
the destination to which these Paths lead.]
Nivṛitti = Passivity (or cessation from pravṛitti) or engaging in such Veda-enjoined Dharma as leads to moksha (spiritual beatitude). (Nivṛitti is literally retirement, or giving up all desires for material happiness, thus contrasting with pravṛitti.[2. For a full description of what the two Paths of Pravṛitti and Nivṛitti are, consult Bhāg: VII-15, 47 to 57. Also Mahābhā, Śānti Parva, Moksha Dharma, Ch: 217; Bh: Gī: VIII-23 to 25, refers to
the destination to which these Paths lead.]
The Non-divine (Āsura) do not understand these ways.
Śaucham=Cleanliness of heart inside and of person outside, so as to be fit for performing Veda-bid works.
Āchāraḥ=Good or holy conduct, such as the performance of Twilight-Prayers (=sandhyā-vandana) etc., by which śaucha would be produced, as declared in:
‘He who omits sandhya is always unholy, and unfit for any duties’.[3. Daksha-smriti: ‘Sandhyā-hino suchie nityam &c.’]
Satyam=The utterance of that which is in conformity with fact.
These qualities are not to be found in the Non-divine natures.
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