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ॐ अथ भिक्षूणां मोक्षार्थिनां कुटीचकबहूदकहंसपरमहंसाश्चेति चत्वारः॥१॥
ॐ । अथ । भिक्षूणाम् । मोक्ष-अर्थिनाम् । कुटीचक-बहूदक-हंस-परमहंसाः । च । इति । चत्वारः ॥१॥
oṁ atha bhikṣūṇāṁ mokṣārthināṁ kuṭīcaka-bahūdaka-haṁsa-paramahaṁsāś ceti catvāraḥ ||1||
जो लोग भिक्षा माँग के जीते हैं और मुक्ति चाहते हैं, उनमें चार तरह के लोग होते हैं। पहले होते हैं कुटीचक, दूसरे बहुदक, तीसरे हंस, और चौथे परमहंस। यह चारों अलग-अलग तरह के संन्यासी हैं।
Om. Now, of mendicants who seek liberation, there are four (types): the Kuṭīcaka, the Bahūdaka, the Haṁsa, and the Paramahaṁsa.
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