Sanyasa Upanishad: Verse 2.3
संन्यासं पातयेद्यस्तु पतितं न्यासयेत्तु यः । संन्यासविघ्नकर्ता च त्रीनेतान्पतितान्विदुः ॥३॥
संन्यासम् । पातयेत् । यः । तु । पतितम् । न्यासयेत् । तु । यः । संन्यास-विघ्न-कर्ता । च । त्रीन् । एतान् । पतितान् । विदुः ॥३॥
saṃnyāsaṃ pātayed yas tu patitaṃ nyāsayet tu yaḥ | saṃnyāsa-vighna-kartā ca trīn etān patitān viduḥ ||3||
जो दूसरे के संन्यास को तोड़ देता है, जो गिरा हुआ संन्यासी वापस संन्यास में लाता है, और जो संन्यास में रास्ते डालता है, इन तीनों को गिरा हुआ कहते हैं।
But he who causes (another’s) renunciation to fall away, and he who causes a fallen (renunciate) to be re-established (in renunciation), and the one who creates obstacles to renunciation—these three are known as ‘fallen’ (patita).
- pātayed yas tu → pātayet + yaḥ + tu
- nyāsayet tu yaḥ → nyāsayet + tu + yaḥ
- trīn etān → trīn + etān (स्वर-संधि)
- patitān viduḥ → patitān + viduḥ (संधि-रहित उच्चारण)
About this Verse
- Central concept
- Saṃnyāsa (renunciation) as a soteriological discipline; adhikāra (fitness) and dharma-apacaya (spiritual decline)
- The mahavakyas
- Indirect: safeguards the conditions for mahāvākya-upadeśa by emphasizing proper saṃnyāsa and non-obstruction; no direct citation of a mahāvākya.
- Veda
- Atharva
- Chandas
- Anuṣṭubh (śloka)
Yoga and practice
Ethical restraint (yama) regarding non-interference in others’ spiritual commitments; cultivation of saṃkalpa-śuddhi (purity of intention) and vairāgya; guidance for teachers to avoid premature ‘re-ordination’ that bypasses inner preparation.
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