पराग् रिक्तमपूर्णं वा अक्षरं यत् तदोमिति । यत् किञ्चिदोमिति ब्रूयात् तेन रिच्येत वै पुमान् । भिक्षवे सर्वम्ॐ कुर्वन्नालं कामेन चात्मने ॥ ४१ ॥
parag riktam apurnam va aksaram yat tad om iti yat kincid om iti bruyat tena ricyeta vai puman bhiksave sarvam om kurvan nalam kamena catmane
- parak
- that which separates
- riktam
- that which makes one free from attachment
- apurnam
- that which is insufficient
- va
- either
- aksaram
- this syllable
- yat
- that
- tat
- which
- om
- omkara
- iti
- thus stated
- yat
- which
- kincit
- whatever
- om
- this word om
- iti
- thus
- bruyat
- if you say
- tena
- by such an utterance
- ricyeta
- one becomes free
- vai
- indeed
- puman
- a person
- bhiksave
- unto a beggar
- sarvam
- everything
- om kurvan
- giving charity by uttering the word om
- na
- not
- alam
- sufficiently
- kamena
- for sense gratification
- ca
- also
- atmane
- for self-realization
The utterance of the word om signifies separation from one’s monetary assets. In other words, by uttering this word one becomes free from attachment to money because his money is taken away from him. To be without money is not very satisfactory, for in that position one cannot fulfill one’s desires. In other words, by using the word om one becomes poverty-stricken. Especially when one gives charity to a poor man or beggar, one remains unfulfilled in self-realization and in sense gratification.