Paingala Upanishad 8 — Verse 8

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

तं पश्चाद् दिग्बलिं कुर्याद् अथवा खननं चरेत् । पुंसः प्रव्रजनं प्रोक्तं नेतराय कदाचन ॥८॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

तम् । पश्चात् । दिक्-बलिम् । कुर्यात् । अथवा । खननम् । चरेत् । पुंसः । प्रव्रजनम् । प्रोक्तम् । न । इतराय । कदाचन ॥

IAST Transliteration

taṃ paścād digbaliṃ kuryād athavā khananaṃ caret | puṃsaḥ pravrajanaṃ proktaṃ netarāya kadācana ||8||

Translation

Después de eso, debe hacerse la ofrenda a las direcciones (dig-bali), o bien practicarse la excavación para el entierro. La pravrajyā, el salir del mundo de un hombre, es declarada: jamás en nombre de otro.

Academic Translation

After that, one should perform an offering to the quarters (dig-bali), or else one should undertake burial (digging). The going-forth (pravrajyā) of a man is declared—never for another (i.e., not to be done on behalf of someone else).

Verse Context

• Sannyāsa/pravrajyā; non-transferability of spiritual renunciation
• Mahavakya: No direct mahāvākya; aligns with mahāvākya-vision by emphasizing inward realization over proxy ritual action.
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka-like)