॥ 57 ॥
In plain words
Of each successive type, the preceding one is better than the following one.
उत्तरस्मादुत्तरस्मात्पूर्वपूर्वा श्रेयाय भवति ॥ 57 ॥uttarasmāduttarasmātpūrvapūrvā śreyāya bhavati
Sūtra 57॥ 57 ॥
Of each successive type, the preceding one is better than the following one.
उत्तरस्मादुत्तरस्मात्पूर्वपूर्वा श्रेयाय भवति ॥ 57 ॥uttarasmāduttarasmātpūrvapūrvā śreyāya bhavati
Sūtra 57
Other commentaries
On this passage
The ordering invites refinement of motive. The aspirant is not condemned for beginning with need, but encouraged toward increasingly selfless devotion.