तत्र तावत् क्रियायोगो भवतां किं विचारित: । अथवा लौकिकस्तन्मे पृच्छत: साधु भण्यताम् ॥ ७ ॥
tatra tāvat kriyā-yogo bhavatāṁ kiṁ vicāritaḥ atha vā laukikas tan me pṛcchataḥ sādhu bhaṇyatām
- tatra tāvat
- that being the case
- kriyā-yogaḥ
- this fruitive endeavor
- bhavatām
- of yours
- kim
- whether
- vicāritaḥ
- learned from the scriptures
- atha vā
- or else
- laukikaḥ
- of ordinary custom
- tat
- that
- me
- to Me
- pṛcchataḥ
- who am inquiring
- sādhu
- clearly
- bhaṇyatām
- it should be explained
Such being the case, this ritualistic endeavor of yours should be clearly explained to Me. Is it a ceremony based on scriptural injunction, or simply a custom of ordinary society?