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Paingala Upanishad 8 — Verse 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||

അതിന് ശേഷം ദിക്കുകൾക്കുള്ള അർപ്പണമായ ദിഗ്ബലി ചെയ്യുക, അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഖനനം ചെയ്ത് സമാധി/ഭൂസംസ്കാരം നടത്തുക. പുരുഷന്റെ പ്രവ്രജനം (സന്ന്യാസ-പ്രസ്ഥാനം) എന്നു ശാസ്ത്രം പ്രസ്താവിക്കുന്നു—മറ്റൊരാളുടെ പേരിൽ ഒരിക്കലുമല്ല॥८॥

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).

Sannyāsa/pravrajyā; non-transferability of spiritual renunciationMahavakya: No direct mahāvākya; aligns with mahāvākya-vision by emphasizing inward realization over proxy ritual action.AtharvaChandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka-like)

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