Sanyasa Upanishad 28: Verse 28

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

सर्वत्यागी तुरीयातीतो गोमुखवृत्त्या फलाहारी अन्नाहारी चेद्गृहत्रये देहमात्रावशिष्टो दिगंबरः कुणपवच्छरीरवृत्तिकः॥२८॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

सर्व-त्यागी । तुरीय-अतीतः । गोमुख-वृत्त्या । फल-आहारी । अन्न-आहारी । चेत् । गृह-त्रये । देह-मात्र-अवशिष्टः । दिगम्बरः । कुणप-वत् । शरीर-वृत्तिकः ॥२८॥

Recitation with translationSanyasa Upanishad 28

IAST Transliteration

sarvatyāgī turīyātīto gomukha-vṛttyā phalāhārī annāhārī ced gṛha-traye deha-mātrāvaśiṣṭo digambaraḥ kuṇapa-vac charīra-vṛttikaḥ ||28||

Translation

यह संन्यासी सब छोड़ देता है, वो भी उससे भी जो तुरिया से पार है। वो एक खास तरह से भीख माँगता है। कभी फल खाता है, कभी बना हुआ खाना। अगर तीन घर से भीख माँगता है तो सिर्फ बॉडी रह जाती है। कपड़े नहीं पहनता, बॉडी को ऐसे ट्रीट करता है जैसे मुर्दा हो।

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Academic Translation

Renouncing all, transcending the fourth (turīya) as well; living by the ‘gomukha’ mode; eating fruits, (or) eating cooked food; if (begging) in three houses; remaining with only the body; sky-clad; maintaining the body as if it were a corpse.

Verse Context

• Turīya/turīyātīta and dehābhimāna-tyāga (dropping body-identification)
• Mahavakya: Indirect—aligns with ‘तत् त्वम् असि’ by emphasizing identity beyond states and beyond the body-mind upādhis.
• Atharva
• Chandas: Prose