And (some Sakhins) read also of the reduction (of the consequences of Prarabdhakarma by knowledge).

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16. And (some Sakhins) read also of the reduction (of the consequences of Prarabdhakarma by knowledge).

(This is said) in the Tura Shruti: “Having pronounced the sacred syllable, having distinctly seen this (omnipresent) Lord within (their heart, etc.), having merit and demerit reduced (by the force of knowledge), the wise, doing what they please, duly attain to Brahman.”

17. (And) initiation is permitted only of those who are bound to chastity (etc.); for in Scripture (it is prescribed thus).

By the fact that the wise obtain release in spite of doing anything as they please, it is not to be supposed that those whose conduct is unrestricted are entitled to wisdom. For the Mathara Shruti says, “Such a great man as communicates this great secret to those that are bound to chastity, is not to be frequently found; or such a one by resorting to whom many others may become great”.

18. Jaimini thinks that the reference is (to the good conduct in observing the details of which the wise has an option), for there is no injunction (that the wise should do what is prohibited); for on the other hand there is the general prohibition (that he ought not to do).

Gaimini considers that “doing what they please”, in the case of the wise means ‘doing only of their own accord any or all the duties or acts that are permitted’, since the wise are free from compulsory duty; for the reference in the text concerned is to the good conduct detailed in the passage: “He shall rise betimes, and contemplate Sandhya; (for) they contemplate Brahma only in that they contemplate Sandhya. Then he shall adore the gods; shall make offerings into the fire, shall repeat the Vedas over again; he shall not do anything else, he shall not drink liquor; he shall not eat onions; he shall not utter harsh words; he shall not forget the Atman; he shall drink of Soma; he shall live upon what is left after sacrificing into the sacred fire.” And there is no rule that the wise should do what is prohibited; on the other hand, there is the exception (i.e., general prohibition) applicable even to the wise, such as, “A Brahmana should not be killed” and so on.

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