ब्राह्मशैवावधूतयोः कर्त्तव्यकर्माणिThe duties of the Brāhma and Śaiva avadhūtas
Verse 148
स्नानं सन्ध्याऽशनं पानं दानं च दाररक्षणम् । सर्वमागममार्गेण शैवब्राह्मावधूतयोः ॥ १४८ ॥
snānaṁ sandhyā’śanaṁ pānaṁ dānaṁ ca dārarakṣaṇam | sarvamāgamamārgēṇa śaivabrāhmāvadhūtayōḥ || 148 ||
Translation
Bathing, the evening prayer, eating, drinking, giving, and the protection of a wife: for the Śaiva and Brāhma avadhūtas all is by the way of the Āgama.
Word by word
- snānaṁ
- bathing
- sandhyā
- the evening prayer
- aśanaṁ
- (aśanam) eating
- pānaṁ
- drinking
- dānaṁ
- giving
- ca
- and
- dāra
- of a wife
- rakṣaṇam
- the protection
- sarvam
- all
- āgama
- (āgama) of the Āgama
- mārgēṇa
- by the way
- śaiva
- the Śaiva
- brāhma
- and Brāhma
- avadhūtayōḥ
- (avadhūtayoḥ) of the avadhūtas
Meaning
The daily life of these two kinds remains a full household life, guided by the tantric scripture, not by any special ascetic rule. The word "dāra-rakṣaṇa" shows that they may have wives to look after.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 145.