Verse 2

Bhikshuka

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

कुटीचका नाम गौतमभरद्वाजयाज्ञवल्क्यवसिष्ठप्रभृतयोऽष्टौ ग्रासान् श्वरन्तो योगमार्गे मोक्षमेव प्रार्थयन्ते॥२॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

कुटीचकाः । नाम । गौतम-भरद्वाज-याज्ञवल्क्य-वसिष्ठ-प्रभृतयः । अष्टौ । ग्रासान् । श्वरन्तः । योग-मार्गे । मोक्षम् । एव । प्रार्थयन्ते ॥२॥

IAST Transliteration

kuṭīcakā nāma gautama-bharadvāja-yājñavalkya-vasiṣṭha-prabhṛtayo 'ṣṭau grāsān śvaranto yoga-mārge mokṣam eva prārthayante ||2||

Translation

Mereka yang disebut Kuṭīcaka—seperti Gautama, Bharadvāja, Yājñavalkya, Vasiṣṭha dan yang lain—mengambil hanya lapan suapan makanan, dan di jalan yoga memohon moksha semata-mata.

Academic Translation

Those called Kuṭīcakas—such as Gautama, Bharadvāja, Yājñavalkya, Vasiṣṭha, and others—taking (only) eight mouthfuls of food, seek liberation alone on the path of yoga.

Verse Context

• Vairāgya (dispassion) and disciplined living as support for Mokṣa
• Mahavakya: Indirect: ascetic restraint is presented as preparatory to the knowledge implied by mahāvākyas (Self=Brahman).
• Atharva
• Chandas: Prose