Akshi Upanishad: Verse 8

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

विरागमुपयात्यन्तर्वासनास्वनुवासरम् । क्रियासूदाररूपासु क्रमते मोदतेऽन्वहम् ॥ ग्राम्यासु जडचेष्टासु सततं विचिकित्सते । नोदाहरति मर्माणि पुण्यकर्माणि सेवते ॥ अनन्योद्वेगकारीणि मृदुकर्माणि सेवते । पापाद्बिभेति सततं न च भोगमपेक्षते ॥ स्नेहप्रणयगर्भाणि पेशलान्युचितानि च । देशकालोपपन्नानि वचनान्यभिभाषते ॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

विरागम् उपयाति । अन्तः-वासना-आस्व् अनु-वासरम् । क्रिया-सूदार-रूपासु क्रमते । मोदते अन्वहम् ॥ ग्राम्यासु जड-चेष्टासु सततम् विचिकित्सते । न उदाहरति मर्माणि । पुण्य-कर्माणि सेवते ॥ अनन्य-उद्वेग-कारीणि मृदु-कर्माणि सेवते । पापात् बिभेति सततम् । न च भोगम् अपेक्षते ॥ स्नेह-प्रणय-गर्भाणि पेशलानि उचितानि च । देश-काल-उपपन्नानि वचनानि अभिभाषते ॥

Recitation with translationAkshi Upanishad 8

IAST Transliteration

virāgam upayāty antarvāsanāsv anuvāsaram | kriyāsūdārarūpāsu kramate modate 'nvaham || grāmyāsu jaḍaceṣṭāsu satataṃ vicikitsate | nodāharati marmāṇi puṇyakarmāṇi sevate || ananyodvegakārīṇi mṛdukarmaṇi sevate | pāpād bibheti satataṃ na ca bhogam apekṣate || sneha-praṇaya-garbhāṇi peśalāny ucitāni ca | deśa-kālopapannāni vacanāny abhibhāṣate ||

Translation

Dzień po dniu osiąga bezstronność wobec ukrytych skłonności wewnątrz. Porusza się wśród działań czystych i dobrze uporządkowanych, radując się codziennie. W światowych i przytępionych dążeniach pozostaje zawsze rozeznany; nie wypowiada słów, które uderzają w czułe punkty; praktykuje zasłużone czyny. Wykonuje łagodne działania, które nie niepokoją innych; ciągle boi się występku i nie szuka rozkoszy. Wypowiada słowa pełne czułości i dobrej woli - przyjemne, odpowiednie i dostosowane do miejsca i czasu.

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Academic Translation

He attains dispassion day by day with respect to the latent tendencies within. He proceeds among actions that are pure and well-ordered, and rejoices daily. In worldly and inert activities he remains continually discerning; he does not utter words that strike at vital points; he practices meritorious deeds. He performs gentle actions that do not cause agitation to others; he continually fears wrongdoing and does not seek enjoyment. He speaks words containing affection and goodwill—pleasant, appropriate, and suited to place and time.

Verse Context

• Mumukṣutva-supported discipline: ethical restraint and dispassion as proximate causes for knowledge
• Mahavakya: Indirect—these qualities stabilize the mind so that mahāvākya teaching can be assimilated without obstruction (mala-vikṣepa removal).
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh/śloka