Avadhuta Upanishad 2 — Verse 2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अक्षरत्वाद्वरेण्यत्वाद्धृतसंसारबन्धनात् । तत्त्वमस्यादिलक्ष्यत्वादवधूत इतीर्यते॥२॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

अक्षरत्वात् । वरेण्यत्वात् । धृत-संसार-बन्धनात् । तत्त्वम्-असि-आदि-लक्ष्यत्वात् । अवधूतः । इति । ईर्यते ॥२॥

IAST Transliteration

akṣaratvād vareṇyatvād dhṛtasaṃsārabandhanāt | tattvamasyādilakṣyatvād avadhūta itīryate ||2||

Translation

Kerana menyedari Yang Tidak Binasa, kerana layak dipilih sebagai yang tertinggi, kerana telah menanggalkan belenggu samsara, dan kerana menjadi rujukan mahāvākya seperti “Engkau adalah Itu”—maka ia disebut Avadhūta.

Academic Translation

Because of (his realization of) the Imperishable, because of being worthy of choice (the highest), because he has cast off the bondage of worldly existence, and because he is the referent of statements such as “That thou art”—he is called an Avadhūta.

Verse Context

• Akṣara/Brahman-realization and mokṣa (freedom from saṃsāra-bandha)
• Mahavakya: Explicitly invokes ‘tat tvam asi’ (Chāndogya) as a defining pointer to non-dual identity-knowledge.
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)