Paingala Upanishad: Verse 4.8
तं पश्चाद् दिग्बलिं कुर्याद् अथवा खननं चरेत् । पुंसः प्रव्रजनं प्रोक्तं नेतराय कदाचन ॥८॥
तम् । पश्चात् । दिक्-बलिम् । कुर्यात् । अथवा । खननम् । चरेत् । पुंसः । प्रव्रजनम् । प्रोक्तम् । न । इतराय । कदाचन ॥
taṃ paścād digbaliṃ kuryād athavā khananaṃ caret | puṃsaḥ pravrajanaṃ proktaṃ netarāya kadācana ||8||
उसके बाद चारों दिशा में बलि देनी चाहिए, या फिर दफन कर देना चाहिए। संन्यास लेने का मतलब है अपने लिए, किसी और के लिए नहीं।
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).
- दिग्बलिं = दिक्-बलिम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष; दिक् + बलि)
- अथवा is lexical
- no further external sandhi. इतराय is dative singular feminine used generically ‘for another’
About this Verse
- Central concept
- Sannyāsa/pravrajyā; non-transferability of spiritual renunciation
- The mahavakyas
- Aligns with mahāvākya-vision by emphasizing inward realization over proxy ritual action.
- Veda
- Atharva
- Chandas
- Anuṣṭubh (śloka-like)
Yoga and practice
Cultivation of personal responsibility (svādhyāya, viveka); letting-go practices; contemplation that liberation is not mediated by others’ rites but by one’s own insight and dispassion.
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