पूर्णशैवावधूतस्य नित्यनैमित्तिकक्रियानधिकारःThe complete Śaiva avadhūta has no duty of regular rites
Verse 167
चतुर्णामवधूतानां तुरीयो हंस उच्यते । त्रयोऽन्ये योगभोगाढ्या मुक्ताः सर्वे शिवोपमाः ॥ १६७ ॥
caturṇāmavadhūtānāṁ turīyō haṁsa ucyatē | trayō’nyē yōgabhōgāḍhyā muktāḥ sarvē śivōpamāḥ || 167 ||
Translation
Of the four avadhūtas, the fourth is called the Haṁsa. The other three, rich in yoga and in enjoyment, are all free and like Śiva.
Word by word
- caturṇām
- of the four
- avadhūtānāṁ
- (avadhūtānām) avadhūtas
- turīyō
- (turīyaḥ) the fourth
- haṁsa
- (haṁsaḥ) the Haṁsa
- ucyatē
- is called
- trayō
- (trayaḥ) three
- anyē
- (anye) the other
- yōga
- in yoga
- bhōga
- and enjoyment
- āḍhyā
- (āḍhyāḥ) rich
- muktāḥ
- free
- sarvē
- all
- śiva
- Śiva
- upamāḥ
- (upamāḥ) like
Meaning
"Turīya", the fourth, is also the name of the highest state of consciousness, and the Haṁsa's name is the Paramahaṁsa of verse 149. The other three are not lesser in being free. They go on in the world, and they have enjoyment as well as yoga.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 161.