ब्राह्मशैवावधूतयोः कर्त्तव्यकर्माणिThe duties of the Brāhma and Śaiva avadhūtas
Verse 146
विना ब्रह्मार्पितं चैते तथा चक्रार्पितं विना । निषिद्धमन्नं तोयञ्च न गृह्णीयुः कदाचन ॥ १४६ ॥
vinā brahmārpitaṁ caitē tathā cakrārpitaṁ vinā | niṣiddhamannaṁ tōyañca na gṛhṇīyuḥ kadācana || 146 ||
Translation
Without its being offered to Brahman, and likewise without its being offered in the circle, they should never accept food or water that is forbidden.
Word by word
- vinā
- without
- brahma
- to Brahman
- arpitaṁ
- (arpitam) offered
- ca
- and
- ētē
- (ete) these
- tathā
- likewise
- cakra
- in the circle
- niṣiddham
- forbidden
- annaṁ
- food
- tōyañ
- (toyam) water
- na
- not
- gṛhṇīyuḥ
- should accept
- kadācana
- ever
Meaning
A rule about the Kula circle. Forbidden food is not freely eaten; what might be forbidden becomes acceptable only when it has been offered, either to Brahman or within the cakra. 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
See the commentary on verse 145.