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Verse 14

Nirvana

ऊर्ध्वाम्नायः। निरालम्बपीठः। संयोगदीक्षा। वियोगोपदेशः। दीक्षासन्तोषपानं च। द्वादशादित्यावलोकनम्। विवेकरक्षा। करुणैव केलिः। आनन्दमाला। एकान्तगुहायां मुक्तासनसुखगोष्ठी। अकल्पितभिक्षाशी। हंसाचारः। सर्वभूतान्तर्वर्ती हंस इति प्रतिपादनम्॥१२–२४॥

ऊर्ध्व-आम्नायः । निरालम्ब-पीठः । संयोग-दीक्षा । वियोग-उपदेशः । दीक्षा-सन्तोष-पानम् च । द्वादश-आदित्य-अवलोकनम् । विवेक-रक्षा । करुणा एव केलिः । आनन्द-माला । एकान्त-गुहायाम् मुक्त-आसन-सुख-गोष्ठी । अ-कल्पित-भिक्षा-आशी । हंस-आचारः । सर्व-भूत-अन्तः-वर्ती हंसः इति प्रतिपादनम् ॥

ūrdhvāmnāyaḥ | nirālambapīṭhaḥ | saṃyogadīkṣā | viyogopadeśaḥ | dīkṣāsantoṣapānaṃ ca | dvādaśādityāvalokanam | vivekarakṣā | karuṇaiva keliḥ | ānandamālā | ekāntaguhāyāṃ muktāsanasukhagoṣṭhī | akalpitabhikṣāśī | haṃsācāraḥ | sarvabhūtāntarvartī haṃsa iti pratipādanam ||12–24||

(ഇവയാണ് ലക്ഷണങ്ങൾ/ആചാരങ്ങൾ:) ഊർധ്വാമ്നായം—ഉന്നത പരമ്പര; നിരാലംബപീഠം—ആധാരരഹിത ആസനം; സംയോഗദീക്ഷ—ഏകത്വദീക്ഷ; വിയോഗോപദേശം—വൈരാഗ്യോപദേശം; ദീക്ഷാസന്തോഷം പാനം ചെയ്യുക; ദ്വാദശ ആദിത്യന്മാരുടെ അവലോകനം; വിവേകരക്ഷ; കരുണയേ ലീല; ആനന്ദമാല; ഏകാന്തഗുഹയിൽ മുക്താസനത്തിലെ സുഖഗോഷ്ഠി; അകല്പിത ഭിക്ഷ ഭക്ഷിക്കുന്നവൻ; ഹംസാചാരം; സർവഭൂതാന്തർവർത്തിയായ ഹംസനെന്ന പ്രതിപാദനം.

(These are the characteristics/observances:) the ‘upper’ transmission; the supportless seat; initiation into union; instruction in detachment; and the drinking of the contentment of initiation; contemplation of the twelve Ādityas; safeguarding of discrimination; compassion alone as play; a garland of bliss; in the solitary cave, a pleasant assembly in the posture of liberation; one who eats unpremeditated alms; the conduct of the Haṃsa; and the teaching that the Haṃsa dwells within all beings.

Jīvanmukti; Ātman as immanent Brahman (sarvabhūtāntarvartin)Mahavakya: Indirect—aligns with ‘Tat Tvam Asi’/‘Aham Brahmāsmi’ through the immanence of the one Self in all beings.AtharvaChandas: Prose (gadyam)