O que é bom
O que é bom vem de Deus. A Bíblia celebra a bondade divina e nos convida a discernir, praticar e desfrutar tudo o que é bom — porque toda boa dádiva vem do Pai das luzes.
ataEva vyavasthA pavitrA, AdEzazca pavitrO nyAyyO hitakArI ca bhavati|
aparaM yUyaM sAMsArikA iva mAcarata, kintu svaM svaM svabhAvaM parAvartya nUtanAcAriNO bhavata, tata Izvarasya nidEzaH kIdRg uttamO grahaNIyaH sampUrNazcEti yuSmAbhiranubhAviSyatE|
aparaM yuSmAkam uttamaM karmma ninditaM na bhavatu|
mama prathama AdEzO’yaM, prArthanAvinayanivEdanadhanyavAdAH karttavyAH,
sarvvESAM mAnavAnAM kRtE vizESatO vayaM yat zAntatvEna nirvvirOdhatvEna cEzcarabhaktiM vinItatvanjcAcarantaH kAlaM yApayAmastadarthaM nRpatInAm uccapadasthAnAnjca kRtE tE karttavyAH|
yatO’smAkaM tArakasyEzvarasya sAkSAt tadEvOttamaM grAhyanjca bhavati,
yata IzvarENa yadyat sRSTaM tat sarvvam uttamaM yadi ca dhanyavAdEna bhujyatE tarhi tasya kimapi nAgrAhyaM bhavati,
yata Izvarasya vAkyEna prArthanayA ca tat pavitrIbhavati|
yat kinjcid uttamaM dAnaM pUrNO varazca tat sarvvam UrddhvAd arthatO yasmin dazAntaraM parivarttanajAtacchAyA vA nAsti tasmAd dIptyAkarAt pituravarOhati|
lavaNaM bhadraM kintu yadi lavaNE svAdutA na tiSThati, tarhi katham AsvAdyuktaM kariSyatha? yUyaM lavaNayuktA bhavata parasparaM prEma kuruta|