Avadhuta Upanishad: Verse 4
तस्य प्रियं शिरः कृत्वा मोदो दक्षिणपक्षकः । प्रमोद उत्तरः पक्ष आनन्दो गोष्पदायते॥४॥
तस्य । प्रियम् । शिरः । कृत्वा । मोदः । दक्षिण-पक्षकः । प्रमोदः । उत्तरः । पक्षः । आनन्दः । गोष्पदायते ॥४॥
tasya priyaṃ śiraḥ kṛtvā modo dakṣiṇapakṣakaḥ | pramoda uttaraḥ pakṣa ānando goṣpadāyate ||4||
Fazendo de “Priya” a sua cabeça, de “Moda” a asa direita e de “Pramoda” a asa esquerda, “Ānanda” torna‑se para ele como a pegada de uma vaca, isto é, algo diminuto.
Making ‘Priya’ his head, ‘Moda’ the right wing, ‘Pramoda’ the left wing, ‘Ānanda’ becomes (for him) like the footprint of a cow (i.e., very small).
- गोष्पदायते is a denominative formation ‘गोष्पद’ + आय (नामधातु) + ते
- no external sandhi across padas
About this Verse
- Central concept
- Ānanda-taratamya (gradation of bliss) and transcendence even of experiential bliss in Brahman-knowledge
- The mahavakyas
- Indirect: points beyond experiential states to the non-dual ground indicated by mahāvākyas (Brahman as not an object of enjoyment).
- Veda
- Atharva
- Chandas
- Anuṣṭubh (śloka)
Yoga and practice
Caution against attachment to blissful meditative states (ānanda-anubhava); encourages vairāgya even toward sukha in samādhi and stabilization in non-objective awareness.
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