पूर्णब्राह्मावधूतस्य सर्वकर्मण्यनधिकारःThe complete Brāhma avadhūta has no duty of any act
Verse 169
त्यजेत् स्वजातिचिह्नानि कर्माणि गृहमेधिनाम् । तुरीयो विचरेत् क्षौणीं निःसङ्कल्पो निरुद्यमः ॥ १६९ ॥
tyajēt svajāticihnāni karmāṇi gṛhamēdhinām | turīyō vicarēt kṣauṇīṁ niḥsaṅkalpō nirudyamaḥ || 169 ||
Translation
The fourth should give up the marks of his class and the acts of householders, and go about the earth without intent or effort.
Word by word
- tyajēt
- he should give up
- sva
- his own
- jāti
- of class
- cihnāni
- the marks
- karmāṇi
- the acts
- gṛhamēdhinām
- of householders
- turīyō
- (turīyaḥ) the fourth
- vicarēt
- should go about
- kṣauṇīṁ
- the earth
- niḥsaṅkalpō
- (niḥsaṅkalpaḥ) without intent
- nirudyamaḥ
- without effort
Meaning
The commentary glosses "gṛhamedhinām" as of householders and "nirudyama" as free of any activity for the upkeep of his own body. Here the marks kept by the Parivrāṭ at verse 151 fall away.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
Gṛhamedhinām: of householders. Nirudyamaḥ: free of any activity for the upkeep of his own body.