ब्राह्मशैवावधूतयोः कर्त्तव्यकर्माणिThe duties of the Brāhma and Śaiva avadhūtas
Verse 151
रक्षन् स्वजातिचिह्नञ्च कुर्वन् कर्माणि कौलवत् । सदा ब्रह्मपरो भूत्वा साधयेत् ज्ञानमुत्तमम् ॥ १५१ ॥
rakṣan svajāticihnañca kurvan karmāṇi kaulavat | sadā brahmaparō bhūtvā sādhayēt jñānamuttamam || 151 ||
Translation
keeping the mark of his own class and doing his acts as a Kaula; ever devoted to Brahman, he should bring about the highest knowledge.
Word by word
- rakṣan
- keeping
- sva
- his own
- jāti
- of class
- cihnañ
- (cihnam) the mark
- ca
- and
- kurvan
- doing
- karmāṇi
- acts
- kaula
- a Kaula
- vat
- as
- sadā
- ever
- brahma
- to Brahman
- parō
- (paraḥ) devoted
- bhūtvā
- being
- sādhayēt
- he should bring about
- jñānam
- knowledge
- uttamam
- the highest
Meaning
All the marks of ordinary life remain with him for now, including the sign of his class, because he has not yet reached the point at which they fall away.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 149.