ब्राह्मशैवावधूतयोः कर्त्तव्यकर्माणिThe duties of the Brāhma and Śaiva avadhūtas
Verse 152
ओँ तत्सन्मन्त्रमुच्चार्य सोऽहमस्मीति चिन्तयन् । कुर्यादात्मोचितं कर्म सदा वैराग्यमाश्रितः ॥ १५२ ॥
ōm̐ tatsanmantramuccārya sō’hamasmīti cintayan | kuryādātmōcitaṁ karma sadā vairāgyamāśritaḥ || 152 ||
Translation
Uttering the mantra oṁ tat sat, and reflecting "I am he", he should do the acts that suit him, always resting in detachment.
Word by word
- ōm̐
- oṁ
- tat
- tat
- san
- (sat) sat
- mantram
- the mantra
- uccārya
- (uccārya) uttering
- sō
- (saḥ) he
- aham
- (aham) I
- asmi
- am
- iti
- (iti) thus
- cintayan
- reflecting
- kuryād
- (kuryāt) he should do
- ātma
- to himself
- ucitaṁ
- (ucitam) suited
- karma
- acts
- sadā
- always
- vairāgyam
- detachment
- āśritaḥ
- resting in
Meaning
Two inner practices run through the outer duties: the mantra that the text will soon praise, and the thought "so'ham", "I am he", on which every act is performed.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 149.