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Avadhuta Upanishad 26 — Verse 26

अथवा कृतकृत्येऽपि लोकानुग्रहकाम्यया । शास्त्रीयेणैव मार्गेण वर्तेऽहं मम का क्षतिः ॥२६॥

अथवा । कृतकृत्ये अपि । लोक-अनुग्रह-काम्यया । शास्त्रीयेण एव । मार्गेण । वर्ते । अहम् । मम । का । क्षतिः ॥२६॥

athavā kṛtakṛtye 'pi lokānugrahakāmyayā | śāstrīyeṇaiva mārgeṇa varte 'haṃ mama kā kṣatiḥ ||26||

یا پھر، اگرچہ میں کِیا ہوا کام پورا کر چکا ہوں، پھر بھی عالم کی بھلائی اور رہنمائی کی خواہش سے میں صرف شاستروں کے بتائے ہوئے ہی راستے پر چلتا ہوں؛ مجھے اس میں کیا نقصان؟

Or else, even though (I am) one who has accomplished what is to be accomplished, out of a desire to show favor to the world, I proceed only by the scriptural path; what loss is there for me?

Jīvanmukti; lokasaṅgraha (compassionate conformity) alongside akartṛtvaMahavakya: Supports the realization implied by ‘अहं ब्रह्मास्मि’ (Aham brahmāsmi): the knower is fulfilled (kṛtakṛtya) yet may act for lokānugraha without bondage.AtharvaChandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)

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