चतुर्विधावधूतलक्षणानिThe marks of the four kinds of avadhūta
Verse 143
श्रीसदाशिव उवाच । ब्रह्ममन्त्रोपासका ये ब्राह्मणक्षत्रियादयः । गृहाश्रमे वसन्तोऽपि ज्ञेयास्ते यतयः प्रिये ॥ १४३ ॥
śrīsadāśiva uvāca | brahmamantrōpāsakā yē brāhmaṇakṣatriyādayaḥ | gṛhāśramē vasantō’pi jñēyāstē yatayaḥ priyē || 143 ||
Translation
Śrī Sadāśiva said: Those brāhmaṇas, kṣatriyas and others who worship with the Brahma-mantra are to be known as ascetics, beloved, even while living in the household.
Word by word
- brahma
- the Brahma
- mantra
- mantra
- upāsakā
- (upāsakāḥ) who worship
- yē
- those
- brāhmaṇa
- brāhmaṇas
- kṣatriya
- kṣatriyas
- ādayaḥ
- (ādayaḥ) and others
- gṛha
- of the household
- āśramē
- (āśrame) in the stage
- vasantō
- (vasantaḥ) living
- api
- even
- jñēyās
- (jñeyāḥ) to be known
- tē
- they
- yatayaḥ
- ascetics
- priyē
- beloved
Meaning
The first kind: the Brāhma avadhūta, who is an ascetic in the midst of a household. This is the text's most notable reversal of the usual order, since its renunciation is not a matter of leaving home. The mantra is that of the third chapter. What the Tantra prescribes here is its own teaching, given as the text presents it; taking up any practice is a matter for one's tradition and teacher.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
Thus entreated by Śrī Devī, Śrī Sadāśiva said "brahmamantropāsakā ye" and the rest (verses 143 and 144).