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Avadhuta Upanishad 3 — Verse 3

यो विलङ्घ्याश्रमान्वर्णानात्मन्येव स्थितः सदा । अतिवर्णाश्रमी योगी अवधूतः स कथ्यते॥३॥

यः । विलङ्घ्य । आश्रमान् । वर्णान् । आत्मनि । एव । स्थितः । सदा । अति-वर्ण-आश्रमी । योगी । अवधूतः । सः । कथ्यते ॥३॥

yo vilaṅghyāśramān varṇān ātmany eva sthitaḥ sadā | ativarṇāśramī yogī avadhūtaḥ sa kathyate ||3||

જે ચાર આશ્રમો અને ચાર વર્ણોને વટાવી, સદા આત્મામાં જ સ્થિત રહે છે— એવો વર્ણ-આશ્રમાતીત યોગી ‘અવધૂત’ કહેવાય છે।

He who, having transcended the (four) āśramas and the (four) varṇas, remains always established in the Self alone—such a yogin, beyond varṇa and āśrama, is called an Avadhūta.

Ātma-niṣṭhā (abidance in the Self) and transcendence of varṇāśrama through jñānaMahavakya: Implicitly grounded in non-dual identity (supports ‘aham brahmāsmi’/‘tat tvam asi’ as the basis for transcending social identity).AtharvaChandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)

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