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

ਕੁਟੀਚਕ ਕਹੇ ਜਾਂਦੇ—ਗੌਤਮ, ਭਰਦਵਾਜ, ਯਾਜ्ञਵਲਕ੍ਯ, ਵਸਿਸ਼ਠ ਆਦਿ—ਕੇਵਲ ਅੱਠ ਗ੍ਰਾਸ ਲੈ ਕੇ ਯੋਗ-ਮਾਰਗ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਿਰਫ਼ ਮੋਖ਼ਸ਼ ਦੀ ਹੀ ਅਰਦਾਸ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ।

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