Avadhuta Upanishad: Verse 24

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

कृतं कृत्यं प्रापणीयं प्राप्तमित्येव नित्यशः । व्यवहारो लौकिको वा शास्त्रीयो वान्यथापि वा । ममाकर्तुरलेपस्य यथारब्धं प्रवर्तताम् ॥२४-२५॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

कृतम् । कृत्यम् । प्रापणीयम् । प्राप्तम् । इति । एव । नित्यशः । व्यवहारः । लौकिकः । वा । शास्त्रीयः । वा । अन्यथा-अपि । वा । मम । अकर्तुः । अलेपस्य । यथा-आरब्धम् । प्रवर्तताम् ॥२४-२५॥

Recitation with translationAvadhuta Upanishad 24

IAST Transliteration

kṛtaṃ kṛtyaṃ prāpaṇīyaṃ prāptam ity eva nityaśaḥ | vyavahāro laukiko vā śāstrīyo vānyathāpi vā | mamākartur alepasya yathārabdhaṃ pravartatām ||24-25||

Translation

“Yang perlu dilakukan telah selesai; yang patut dicapai telah tercapai”—demikianlah sentiasa. Biarlah segala urusan—duniawi, menurut śāstra, atau apa jua—berjalan menurut yang telah bermula, bagiku yang bukan pelaku dan tidak ternoda.

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Academic Translation

‘What had to be done is done; what was to be attained is attained’—thus indeed always. Let transaction—worldly or scriptural or otherwise—proceed according to what has already begun, for me who am a non-agent and untouched.

Verse Context

• Akartṛtva (non-agency), alepatva (non-attachment), and prārabdha-driven continuation of conduct
• Mahavakya: Aligns with ‘अयमात्मा ब्रह्म (ayam ātmā brahma)’: as the Self is Brahman, action and its taint do not belong to it; conduct continues only at the level of appearance.
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)