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DATTATREYA:
SONG OF THE AVADHUT
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DATTATREYA:
SONG OF THE
AVADHUT
An English TranslationOf The Avadhut Gita
(With Sanskrit Transliteration)
A Classics of Mystical Literaturebook
by Swami Abhayananda
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Copyright 1992, 2000, 2007 by Swami
Abhayananda
All rights reserved. The reproduction of this book inwhole or in part in any manner whatsoever without priorpermission from the author is prohibited excep t in thecase of brief quotations embodied in criticalar ti cl es and r eviews . Inquiries may be sent to:
Swami Abhayananda
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Dattatreya.[Avadhutagita. English]Dattatreyas song of the Avadhut: an English
translation of the Avadhut Gita with Sanskrittransliteration by S. Abhayananda
p. cm. -- (Classics of mystical literature)Sanskrit (romanized) and English.ISBN 0-914557-15-7 (paper)
1.Vedanta. 2. Advaita. I. Title: Song of theAvadhut II. Abhayananda, Swami, 1938-III. Classics of mystical literature series.
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CONTENTS
Introduction....................................................... 6
Chapter One................................................... 16
Chapter Two.................................................... 54
Chapter Three ................................................. 76
Chapter Four................................................. 108
Chapter Five.................................................. 122
Chapter Six ................................................... 140
Chapter Seven............................................... 154
Notes............................................................ 164
About The Translator ...................................... 168
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INTRODUCTION
The Song Of The AvadhutOf all the mystical treatises of ancient Indian lit-
erature, the Avadhut Gita, or Song Of TheAvadhut, is one of the most eloquent andcompelling. Its theme is the unitive knowledgeobtained throughmystical vision, the knowledge ofthe eternal Self. This knowledge is not limited tothe mystics of any one cultural tradition, but is
universal among all those who have attained tomystical vision. Men and women of all lands andall religious persuasions have experienced first-hand the eternal Reality, and realized It to be theirown essential Identity. Some of the best knownrepresentatives of this universal knowledge are theUpanishadic rishis and Shankaracharya of theVedantic tradition, al-Hallaj and Jalaluddin Rumi ofthe Sufi tradition, Shakyamuni and Ashvagosha ofthe Buddhist tradition, and Meister Eckhart andJuan de la Cruz of the Christian tradition. All have
expressed the revealed knowledge of their identitywith the one eternal Reality, and declared, in oneway or another, their agreement with the words ofthe Christian saint, Catherine of Genoa, "My Me isGod, nor do I recognize any other Me except myGod Himself."
Throughout history, it has been the contentionof the mystics of all cultural traditions that the
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vision of God reveals man's essential onenesswith Absolute Being, awakening him to his true,eternal Identity. Prior to such divine illumination,say these mystics, man suffers under the mistakenillusion that he is a limited and finite being,separate and distinct from other beings, whopossesses his own individual identity. The dispellingof this illusion is called in different mysticaltraditions by different names, such as"enlightenment," "union with God," "liberation,""salvation," etc.; but it is, despite the various names,the same experience, the same knowledge that is
revealed to all who have obtained the mysticalvision.
Previous to the revelation of our absoluteIdentity, we live in confident certainty of our(illusory) individuality, regarding as "self" thatkaleidoscope of transient mental impressions whichis presented to our conscious awareness. But, saythe mystics, this superficial play of thoughts,memories, sense impressions, upon the screen ofawareness is but a mirage. It is the screen, theawareness itself, that is our true identity. It is that
unchanging consciousness, the eternal witness of allmovements of thought and appearance, which iswho we really are. It is That which is our real, ouronly, Self.
The Song Of The Avadhut is one of the mostsublime and uncompromising statements of thismystically perceived truth ever penned. Certainly, itis of Indian origin and is in the tradition of the
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Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, the writings ofShankaracharya, and all those other scripturaltreatises of India which may be classified as "Non-Dualistic Vedanta"; but it is an error to regard it asmerely the expression of a particular philosophicalschool or religious faith. Its similitude to all thoseNon-Dualistic treatises preceding it is dependent,not upon a common learned tradition, but upon acommon direct experience. The author of the
Avadhut Gita was enlightened by the same directrevelation which inspired the Upanishads, theBhagavadGita, and other such works. It must be
read, therefore, not as the reiteration of aconceptual position, or as an argument for theVedantic viewpoint, but as the sharing by anillumined sage of directly revealed truth. His aim inthis sharing is not to convince us, but to awaken usto the truth, and liberate us from error.
The Avadhut Gita is a call to knowledge, thesupreme knowledge of ultimate Truth. The Avadhutholds out no compromise with illusion, he offers nofoothold on separation, he allows no semblance ofduality at all to creep into our perception of reality.
Perhaps his knowledge is, for mere man, toosublime, too austere, too simplistic; but it is theknowledge of the ultimate, indisputable Truth ofexistence; and it is this very Truth which has thepower to make us free.
The AuthorThe author of the Avadhut Gita was most
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certain-ly a Self-realized yogi and a master ofSanskrit verse; beyond that, we know very little. HisSong has had many forerunners and manyreaffirmations over the centuries; yet, of all themany such declarations of the knowledge of theone Self, none is more eloquent and compelling,none more convincing and illuminating, than this.Whoever the author of the Avadhut's Song mighthave been, there is no doubt that he was a greatteacher, one truly established in the certainty of hissupreme Identity. It is not only the profundity andgenuineness of his vision, but the poetic beauty of
his Song as well that has made it a source of joyand inspiration to his grateful readers over theyears.
The author of the Avadhut Gita does not refer tohimself by name, but at the end of each chapter,we are told that it was written by Sri Dattatreya. It isprobable that this attribution is a later accretion,added to lend weight and credence to theutterances therein, and to insure theirpromulgation. The legendary Dattatreya of ancientmythology was said to have been an incarnation of
Vishnu, born to the sage, Atri and his chaste wife,Anasuya; but as to whether such a person actuallylived and what were the factual details of his life weknow nothing at all. According to legend, hereceived the epithet of Avadhut when herenounced his royal heritage to become awandering ascetic, living naked and free, far fromthe distractions of worldly men. The word,Avadhut,
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has become a generic term for all those homelessascetics and yogis of India who live the life of totalrenunciation, unconcerned with the world and its"civilized" conventions, in order to remainconcentrated on and identified with the eternal Self.
The actual date of authorship of the AvadhutGita is unknown, but, judging by its terminologyand style, it appears to have been written, not in themillennia prior to the Current Era, as legend wouldhave it, but sometime around the 9th or 10thcenturies of our Current Era. This does not, ofcourse, preclude the possibility of an oral
transmission to that point in time. Its theme is thesame as that of the Upanishads, the BhagavadGita, and the writings of all illumined seers: theSelf. It speaks, not of the soul or of God, butspeaks rather from the experiential awareness inwhich that subject-object relationship no longerexists. It is a song of the final, ultimate, andirreducible Reality realized as I.
While his outlook is non-sectarian andiconoclastic, he frequently uses such terms as"Shiva," "Brahman," and "Purusha" to represent the
absolute Self; but he uses these terms only todemonstrate their inadequacy. His intention is todemolish all sense of duality arising from theconcept of a "God" separate from one's own Self,one's own essential Being. His outlook is identical,in fact, with that of the great Shankaracharya, wholived around the same period. Indeed, theAvadhut's Song is virtually indistinguishable from
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some of the writings of the illustrious acharya. Bothsang of the need to recognize Brahman-Shiva-Purusha as the Atman, or Self; both asserted thatthe final spiritual attainment was identification withthe Absolute, recognizing no other deity but theeternal I. Dualistic devotion might indeed lead oneto knowledge of the Self, but from that point on, itbecomes necessary to abandon all illusory dualities,and to become established in the awareness, ahambrahmasmi ("I am Brahman") or shivoham ("I amShiva").
To be sure, few men are capable of reaching
such heights of knowledge, and fewer still arecapable of sustained endurance in the rarifiedatmosphere at such altitudes of awareness. For thisreason, a guide such as the Avadhut is mostnecessary and comforting to us. He leads us,confidently upward, over the rugged terrain ofthought, and into the remote realms ofunconditioned awareness. As we follow him intothe dizzying heights of unitive knowledge, we areprivileged to share in some measure his exaltedstate. Reading only a few verses of the Avadhut's
Song, our minds are immediately lifted to a realmof immeasurable calm and certainty. A few moreverses, and we've become immoveable, invincible,unruffled, secure once more in the recalledknowledge of our own eternal Self, which,somehow, we had forgotten. Thus, simply byreading the words of this master guide, we are liftedinto the freedom and exultation of his pure
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awareness, and made capable of tasting a little ofthe sweet nectar of our own intrinsic bliss.
The TranslationThe author of the Avadhut Gita expressed his
thought in an extremely compacted form, utilizingseveral very brief and concise poetic metres. Themeaning of the verses is therefore so condensedthat the reader or translator is required, in manyinstances, to supply for himself the meat of themeaning to the bare bones which are provided.For this reason, a number of quite differently
interpreted translations have been produced fromthe same Sanskrit text. In attempting a translationof this work, therefore, a certain familiarity with thethought of the Avadhut, and his state of awareness,is a greater asset than a purely linguisticcompetence.I have attempted, in my own translation of thiswork, to adhere very closely to the literal meaningof the text, while at the same time taking certainliberties in order to bring out the full intent of theauthor's words. Moreover, I have assumed the
burden of retaining as much as possible the poeticand rhythmic form of the original. My owntranslation is therefore also very compressed,requiring some additional elucidation of the text tobe appended in the Notes. But I have aimedthroughout to provide a readable English facsimileof the original, with as little dependence onextraneous notation as possible.
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I have included the original transliteratedSanskrit on pages facing the English translation asa reference for the casual student of Sanskritterminology; but even those with no familiarity withSanskrit will find it interesting and facinating, Ithink, to read aloud the transliterated Sanskrit for itsexquisite evenness of poetic rhythms and itshypnotic symphony of sounds. Even without aknowledge of their meaning, one can sense from areading of these Sanskrit verses, the almostsuperhuman poetic genius of their author, and thepowerful audial effect of the work as a whole.
SwamiAbhayananda
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The fool thinks, I am the body. The intelligentman thinks, I am an individual soul united with thebody. But the wise man, in the greatness of hisknowledge and spiritual discrimination, sees theSelf as the only reality, and thinks, I am Brahman.
SriShankaracharya
Vivekachudamani
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The Song of The Avadhut
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AVADHUT GITA
Prathamodhyayah1.
ishvaranugrahad-evapumsam advaita vasanamahadbhaya paritranatvipranam upajayate
2.yenedam puritam sarvam
atmanaivatman atmaninirakaram katham vandehyabhinnam shivam avyayam
3.panchabhutatmakam vishvammarichi-jala sannibhamkasyapyaho namas-kuryamaham eko niranjanah
4.
atmaiva kevalam sarvambhedabhedo na vidyateasti nasti katham bruyamvismayah pratibhati me
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SONG OF THE AVADHUT
Chapter One1.
Truly, it is by the grace of GodThat the knowledge of Unity arises within.Then a man is released at lastFrom the great fear of life and death.
2.All that exists in this world of forms
Is nothing but the Self, and the Self alone.How, then, shall the Infinite worship Itself?Shiva is one undivided Whole!
3.The five subtle elements that combine to composethis worldAre as illusory as the water in a desert mirage;To whom, then, shall I bow my head?I, myself, am the stainless One!
4.
Truly, all this universe is only my Self;It is neither divided nor undivided.How can I even assert that it exists?I can only view it with wonder and awe!
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5.
vedanta-sara-sarvasvamjnanam vijnanam eva chaaham atma nirakarahsarvavyapi swabhavatah
6.
yo vai sarvatmako devoniskalo gaganopamahswabhava-nirmalas shuddah
sa evaham na samshayah
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aham eva vyayonantahshuddha-vijnana-vigrahahsukham duhkham na janamikatham kasyapi vartate
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na manasam karma shubhashubham mena kayikam karma shubhashubham mena vachikam karma shubhashubham mejnanamritam shuddham atindriyoham
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5.
What, then, is the heart of the highest truth,The core of knowledge, the wisdom supreme?It is, I am the Self, the formless One;By my very nature, I am pervading all.
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That one God who shines within everything,Who is formless like the cloudless sky,
Is the pure, stainless, Self of all.Without any doubt, that is who I am.
7.
Im the infinite and immutable One;Im pure Consciousness, without any form.I dont know how, or to whom,Joy and sorrow appear in this world.
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I have no mental karma, either good or bad;I have no physical karma, either good or bad.I have no verbal karma, either good or bad. 1
Im beyond the senses; Im the pure nectar of theknowledge of the Self.
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9.
mano vai gaganakarammano vai sarvato mukhammanatitam manah sarvamna manah paramarthatah
10.
aham ekam idam sarvamvyomatitam nirantarampashyami katham atmanam
pratyaksham va tirohitam
11.
twam evam ekam hi katham na buddhyasesamam hi sarveshu vimrishtam avyayamsadoditosi twam akhanditah prabhodiva cha naktam cho katham hi manyase
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atmanam satatam viddhisarvatraikam nirantaramaham dhyata param dhyeyamakhandam khandyate katham
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9.The mind is formless like the sky,Yet it wears a million faces.It appears as images from the past, or as worldly
forms;But it is not the supreme Self.
10.Im One; Im all of this!Yet Im undifferentiated, beyond all forms.How, then, do I regard the Self?As both the Unmanifest and the manifest world.
11.You, also, are the One! Why dont youunderstand?Youre the unchanging Self, the same within
everyone.Youre truly illimitable; youre the all-pervading
Light.For you, how can there be any distinction betweenthe day and the night? 2
12.Understand that the Self is continuous Being,The One within all, without any division.The I is both the subject and the supreme objectof meditation;How can you see two in That which is One?
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13.na jato no murtosi twamna te dehah kadachanasarvam brahmeti vikhyatambraviti bahudha shrutih
14.sa bahyabhyantarosi twamshivah sarvatra sarvadaitas tatah katham bhrantahpradhavasi pishachavat
15.samyogash cha viyogash chovartate na cha te na mena twam naham jagan nedamsarvam atmaiva kevalam
16.shabdadi panchakasyasyanaivasi twam na te punahtwam eva paramam tattvamatah kim paritapyase
17.janma murtyuh na te chittambandha mokshas shubhashubhaukatham rodishi re vatsanama rupam na te na me
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13.Neither birth nor death pertain to you;You have never been a body.It is well known that All is Brahman;The scriptures have stated this in various ways.
14.You are That which is both inside and out;Youre Shiva; youre everything everywhere.Why, then, are you so deluded?Why do you run about like a frightened ghost?
15.Theres no such thing as union or separation for me
or for you.There is no me, no you, no manifold world;All is the Self, and the Self alone.
16.You cant be heard, or smelled, or tasted;You cant be seen, or sensed by touch.Truly, youre the ultimate Reality;
Why, then, should you be troubled so?
17.Neither birth, nor death, nor the active mind,Nor bondage, nor liberation, affects you at all.Why then, my dear, do you grieve in this way?You and I have no name or form.
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18.
aho chitta katham bhrantahpradhavasi pishachavatabhinnam pashya chatmanamraga-tyagat sukhi bhava
19.
twam eva tattvam hi vikara-varjitamniskampam ekam hi vimoksha-vigrahamna te cha rago hyatha va viragah
katham hi santapyasi kama-kamatah
20.
vadanti shrutayah sarvahnirjunam shuddham avyayamashariram samam tattvamtan mam viddhi na samshayah
21.
sakaram anritam viddhinirakaram nirantarametat tatvopadeshenana punar-bhava sambhavah
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O mind, why are you so deluded?Why do you run about like a frightened ghost?Become aware of the indivisible Self!Be rid of attachment; be happy and free!
19.
Truly, youre the unchanging Essence of everything;Youre the unmoving Unity; youre boundless
Freedom.
You have neither attachment nor aversion;Why, then, do you worry and succumb to desire?
20.
All the scriptures unanimously declareThat the pure, formless, undifferentiated RealityIs the Essence of all forms.There is absolutely no doubt about this.
21.
All forms, understand, are only temporarymanifestations;
Only the formless Essence eternally exists.Once this truth is realized,Theres no more necessity to be reborn.
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22.
ekam eva samam tattvamvadanti hi vipashchitahraga-tyagat punah chittamekanekam na vidyate
23.
anatma-rupam cha katham samadhihatma-swarupam cha katham samadhihastiti nastiti katham samadhih
moksha-swarupam yadi sarvam ekam
24.
vishuddhosi samam tattvamvidehas twam ajovyayahjanamiha najanamityatmanam manyase katham
25.
tattvamasyadi vakyenaswatma hi pratipaditahneti neti shrutir bruyatanritam pancha-bhautikam
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22.The one Reality is ever the same;This is what all the wise men say.Whether you embrace or renounce desires,The one Consciousness remains unaffected.
23.If you see the world as other than the Self, can thatbe the experience of Unity?If you see it as the Self, can that be the experienceof Unity?If its seen as both the Self and not the Self, can that
be the experience of Unity?The true state of freedom is to see everything as
One.
24.You are the pure Reality, always the same;You have no body, no birth and no death.How, then, can you say, I know the Self?Or how can you say, I dont know the Self?
25.
The saying, That thou art,Affirms the reality of your own true Self.The saying, Not this, not this,Denies the reality of the five composite elements. 3
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26.atmanyevatmana sarvamtwaya purnam nirantaramdhyata dhyanam na te chittamnirlajjah dhyayate katham
27.shivam na janami katham vadamishivam na janami katham bhajamiaham shivash chet paramartha-tattvamsama-swarupam gaganopamam cha
28.aham tattvam samam tattvamkalpana-hetu-varjitamgrahya-grahaka-hi-muktamswasamvedham katham bhavet
29.ananta-rupam na hi vastu kim chittattva-swarupam na hi vastu kim chitatmaika-rupam paramartha-tattvamna himsako vapi chachapyahimsa
30.vishuddhosi samam tattvamvideham ajam avyayamvibhramam katham atmarthevibhrantoham katham punah
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26.The Self is the identity of everyone;You are everything, the unbroken Whole.The thinker and the thought do not even exist!O mind, how can you go on thinking soshamelessly!
27.I do not know Shiva; how can I speak of Him?I do not know Shiva; how can I worship Him?I, myself, am Shiva, the primal Essence of all;My nature, like the sky, remains ever the same.
28.I am the Essence, the all-pervading Essence;I have no form of my own.Im beyond the division of subject and object;How could I possibly be an object to myself?
29.Theres no such thing as an infinite form;The infinite Reality has no form of its own.The one Self, the supreme Reality,
Neither creates, nor sustains, nor destroys anything.
30.You are that pure and unchanging Essence;You have no body, no birth, and no death.For you, how could such a thing as delusion be?How could delusion exist for the Self?
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31.
ghate bhinne ghatakashamsulinam bheda-varjitamshivena manasa shuddhona bhedah pratibhati me
32.
na ghato na ghatakashono jivo jiva-vigrahahkevalam brahma samviddhivedya-vedaka-varjitam
33.
sarvatra sarvada sarvamatmanam satatam dhruvamsarvam shunyam ashunyam cha
tan mam viddhi na samshayah
34.
vedah na lokah na sura na yajnahvarnashramo naiva kulam na jatihno dhuma-margo na cha dipti-margobrahmaika-rupam paramartha-tattvam
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31.
When a jar is broken, the space that was insideMerges into the space outside.In the same way, my mind has merged in God;To me, there appears no duality.
32.
Truly, theres no jar, no space within;Theres no body and no soul encased.Please understand; everything is Brahman.
Theres no subject, no object, no separate parts.
33.
Everywhere, always, and in everything,Know this: the Self alone exists.Everything, both the Void and the manifested world,Is nothing but my Self; of this I am certain.
34.
There are no divine scriptures, no world, noimperative religious practices;There are no gods, no classes or races of men,No stages of life, no superior or inferior;Theres nothing but Brahman, the supreme Reality.
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35.
vyapya-vyapaka-nirmuktamtwam ekah saphalam yadipratyaksham chaparoksam chaatmanam manyase katham
36.
advaitam kecid icchanti
dvaitam icchanti chaparesamam tattvam na vindantidvaitadvaita-vivarjitam
37.
shvetadi-varna-rahitamshabdadi-guna-varjitamkathayanti katham tattvammanovacham agocharam
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yadanritam idam sarvamdehadi gaganopamamtada hi brahma samvettina te dvaita-parampara
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The subject and object are unseparated andinseparable;That undivided One is you.When this is so, when no other exists,How could the Self be objectively perceived?
36.
Non-duality is taught by some;Some others teach duality.
They dont understand that the all-pervading RealityIs beyond both duality and non-duality.
37.
There is no color or sound to the one Reality;It has no qualities at all.How can one even think or speak of ThatWhich is far beyond both mind and speech?
38.
When you know all this universe of formsTo be as vacant as the sky,Then youll know Brahman;Duality will forevermore cease to be.
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39.
parena sahajatmapihyabhinnah pratibhati mevyomakaram tathaivaikamdhyata dhyanam katham bhavet
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yat karomi yad ashnamiyaj juhomi dadami yatetat sarvam na me kim chit
vishuddhoham ajovyayah
41.
sarvam jagad viddhi nirakirtidamsarvam jagad viddhi vikara-hinamsarvam jagad viddhi vishuddha-dehamsarvam jagad viddhi shivaikarupam
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tattvam twam na hi sandhahkim janamyathava punahasamvedyam swasamvedyamatmanam manyase katham
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39.To some, the Self appears as other;To me, the Self is I.Like undivided space, One alone exists.How, then, could the subject and object ofmeditation be two?
40.Nothing of what I do or eat,Or give or take,Exists for me;Im Purity itself, beyond birth and death.
41.Know that the whole of the universe is without anyform.Know that the whole of the universe is foreverunchanging.Know that the whole of the universe is unstained by
its contents.Know that the whole of the universe is of the nature
of God.
42.You are the ultimate Reality; have no doubt.The Self is not something known by the mind;The Self is the very one who knows!How, then, could you think to know the Self?
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43.
maya maya katham tatachaya chaya navidyatetattvam ekam idam sarvamvyomakaram niranjanam
44.
adi-madhyanta-muktohamna boddhoham kadachanaswabhava-nirmalas shuddhah
iti me nischita matih
45.
mahad-adi jagat sarvamna kim chit pratibhati mebrahmaiva kevalam sarvamkatham varnashrama-sthitih
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janami sarvatha sarvameko tattva nirantaramniralambam ashunyam chashunyam vyomadi-panchakam
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Maya? Maya? How could that be?A shadow? A shadow? It doesnt exist.The Reality is One; its everything.Its all-pervasive; nothing else exists. 4
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I have no beginning, middle, or end;I have never been, nor will ever be, bound.My nature is stainless; Im Purity itself.
This I know as a certainty.
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To me, neither the elemental particlesNor the entire universe exists;Brahman alone is everything.Where, then, are the castes or the stages of life?
46.
I always recognize everythingAs the one indivisible Reality.That undivided One constitutes the world,The Void, all space, and the five elements.
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na sando na puman na strina bodho naiva kalpanasanando va niranandamatmanam manyase katham
48.
sadanga yogan na tu naiva shuddhammano-vinashan na tu naiva shuddham
gurupadeshan na tu naiva shuddhamswayam cha tattvam swayam eva buddham
49.
na hi panchatmako bhedovideho vartate na hiatmaiva kevalam sarvamturiyam cha trayam katham
50.
na baddho naiva muktohamna chaham brahmanah prithakna karta na cha bhoktahamvyapya-vyapaka-varjitah
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47.Its neither neuter, nor masculine, nor feminine.It possesses neither intellect nor the power ofthought.How, then, can you imagine that the SelfIs either blissful or not blissful?
48.The practice of yoga will not lead you to purity;Silencing the mind will not lead you to purity;The Gurus instructions will not lead you to purity;That purity is your Essence. Its your very ownConsciousness!
49.Neither the gross body, consisting of five elements,Nor the subtle body exists;Everything is the Self alone.How, then, could the fourth state or the other threestates exist? 5
50.I am not bound, nor am I liberated;
Im Brahman, and nothing else.Im not the doer, nor am I the enjoyer;I do not pervade anything, nor am I pervaded.
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51.
yatha jalam jale nyastamsalilam bheda-varjitamprakritim purusham tadvadabhinnam pratibhati me
52.
yadi nama na muktosina baddhosi kadachanasakaram cha nirakaram
atmanam manyase katham
53.
janami te param rupampratyaksham gaganopamamyatha param hi rupam yanmarichi-jala-sannibham
54.
na guruh nopadeshas chana chopadhir na me kriyavideham gaganam viddhivishuddhoham swabhavatah
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51.
If ice and water are mixed together,There is no difference between one and the other.It is the same with matter and spirit; 6This is very clear to me.
52.
If Ive never been bound,I can never be liberated.How could you think that the Self
With form or withoutcould be bound?
53.
I know the nature of the one supreme Being;Like space, It extends everywhere.And all the forms that appear within ItAre like the (illusory) water of a desert mirage.
54.
I have neither Guru nor initiation;I have no discipline, and no duty to perform.Understand that Im the formless sky;Im the self-existent Purity.
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55.
vishuddhosya shariro sina te chittam parat paramaham chatma param tattvamiti vaktum na lajjase
56.
katham rodishi re chittahyatmaivatmatmana bhavapiba vatsa kalatitam
advaitam paramamritam
57.
naiva bodho na chobodhona bodhabodha eva chayasyedrisah sada bodhahsa bodho nanyatha bhavet
58.
jnanam na tarko na samadhi yogona desha-kalau na gurupadeshahswabhava-samvittir aham cha tattvamakasha-kalpam sahajam dhruvam cha
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55.
You are the one Purity! You have no body.You are not the mind; youre the supreme Reality.Im the Self, the supreme Reality!Say this without any hesitancy.
56.
Why do you weep, O mind? Why do you cry?Take the attitude: I am the Self!O dear one, go beyond the many!
Drink the supreme nectar of Unity!
57.
You do not possess intelligence, nor do you possessignorance;
Nor do you possess a mixture of these two.You are, yourself, IntelligenceAn Intelligence that never ceases, never strays.
58.
Im not attained by knowledge, orsamadhi, oryoga,Or by the passage of time, or the Gurusinstructions;Im Consciousness Itself, the ultimate Reality.Like the sky, though I change, I am ever the same.
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59.
na jatoham murto vapina me karma shubhashubhamvishuddham nirgunam brahmabandho muktih katham mama
60.
yadi sarva-gato devahsthirah purnah nirantarahantaram hi na pashyami
sabahyantarah hi katham
61.
sphuratyeva jagat kirtsnamakhandita-nirantaramaho maya maha-mohodvaitadvaita-vikalpana
62.
sakaram cha nirakaramneti netiti sarvadabhedabheda-vinirmuktovartate kevalah shivah
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59.I have no birth, no death, and no duties;Ive never done anything, either good or bad.Im purely Brahman, beyond all qualities; 7How could either bondage or liberation exist for
me?
60.If God is all-pervading,Immovable, whole, without any parts,Then there is no division in Him at all.How, then, could He be regarded as within or
without?
61.The whole universe is shining as One,Without any split or break, or separate parts.The idea of Maya is itself the great delusion;Duality and Non-duality are merely concepts of the
mind.
62.The world of form and the formless Void:
Neither of these exists independently.In the One, there is neither separation nor union;Truly, there is nothing but Shiva alone.
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63.
na te cha mata cha pita cha bandhuhna te cha patni na sutas cha mitramna pakshapato na vipakshapatahkatham hi santaptir iyam hi chitte
64.
diva naktam na te chittamudayastamayau na hividehasya shariratvam
kalpayanti katham budhah
65.
na vibhaktam vibhaktam chanahi duhkha-sukhadi chana hi sarvam asarvam chaviddhi chatmanam avyayam
66.
naham karta na bhokta chana me karma puradhunana me deho videho vanirmameti mameti kim
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63.
You have no mother, or father, or brother;You have no wife, or son, or friend.You have no attachments or non-attachments;How, then, do you justify this anxiety of mind?
64.
O mind, there is neither the day (of manifestation)nor the night (of dissolution);My continuous Light neither rises nor sets.
How could a wise man sincerely believeThat the formless Existence is affected by forms?
65.
It is not undivided, nor is It divided;It experiences neither sorrow nor joy.It is not the universe, nor is It not the universe;Understand that the Self is eternally One.
66.
Im not the doer, nor am I the enjoyer;I have no karma, either present or past. 8I have no body, nor are all these bodies mine.What could be mine or not-mine to me?
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67.
na me ragadiko doshoduhkham dehadikam na meatmanam viddhi mam ekamvishalam gaganopamam
68.
sakhe manah kim bahu jalpitenasakhe manah sarvam idam vitarkyamyat sara-bhutam kathitam maya te
twam eva tattvam gaganopamosi
69.
yena kenapi bhavenayatra kutra murta apiyoginah tatra liyanteghatakasham ivambare
70.
tirthe chantyaja-hehe vanashta-smurtir api tyajansama-kale tanum muktahkaivalya-vyapako bhavet
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67.In me, there is no impurity such as attachment;There is no bodily pain for me.Understand that Im the Self; Im Unity.Im vast as space, like the sky above.
68.O mind, my friend, whats the good of so muchspeaking?O mind, my friend, all of this has been made quiteclear.Ive told you what I know to be true;
Youre the ultimate Reality. Youre unbounded, likespace.
69.It doesnt matter where a yogi may die;It doesnt matter how he may die.He becomes absorbed in the Absolute,As the space within a jar becomes absorbed (in theouter space when the jar is destroyed).
70.
Whether he dies near a holy river,Or in an outcastes hut,Whether he is conscious or unconscious at hisdeath,He merges into Freedom, into Unity, alone.
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71.
dharmartha-karma-mokshams chadvipadadi-characharammanyante yoginah sarvammarichi-jala-sannibham
72.
atitanagatam karmavartamanam tathaiva chana karomi na bhunjami
iti me nishchala matih
73.
shunyagare samarasa-putahtishthanekah sukham avadhutahcharati hi nagnah tyaktva garvamvindati kevalam atmani sarvam
74.
tritaya turiyam nahi nahi yatravindati kevalam atmani tatradharmadharmo nahi nahi yatrabaddho muktah katham iha tatra
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71.
All duties, wealth, enjoyments, liberationAll people and objects in the world as wellEverything, in the eyes of a yogi,Is like the (illusory) water in a desert mirage.
72.
There is no action,Either present, future, or past,Which has been performed or enjoyed by me.
This I know, without any doubt.
73.
The Avadhut lives alone in an empty hut;With a pure, even mind, he is always content.He moves about, naked and free,Aware that all this is only the Self.
74.
Where neither the third state (deep sleep) nor thefourth state (samadhi) exists,Where everything is experienced as the Self alone,Where neither righteousness nor unrighteousnessexists,Could bondage or liberation be living there?
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75.
vindati vindati nahi nahi yatrachando-laksanam nahi nahi tatrasamarasa-magno bhavita-putahpralapitam etat param avadhutah
76.
sarva-shunyam ashunyam chasatyasatyam na vidyateekatma swabhavah proktam
shastra-samvitti-purvakam
iti shri dattatreya virachitayamavadhuta-gitayam atma-samvitti-upadesho nama prathamodhyayah
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75.
In that state where one knows nothing at all,This versified knowledge does not even exist.So, now, while Im in the state ofsamarasa, 9I, the Avadhut, have spoken of the Truth.
76.
It is meaningless to differentiate between the Voidand the world-appearance;Its pointless to speak of the Real and the
unreal;One Self, unchanging, exists alone.This is what all the scriptures declare.
In this composition by Sri DattatreyaCalled The Song of The Avadhut, this is the FirstChapter,Entitled, The Instruction On The Wisdom of TheSelf.
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Dvitiyodhyayah1.
balasya va sishaya-bhoga-ratasya vapimurkhasya sevaka-janasya griha-sthitasyaetad-guroh kim api naiva vichintaniyamratnam katham tyajati kopyashuchau pratistham
2.
naivatra kavya-guna eva tu chintaniyograhyah param gunavata khalu sara evasindura chitra rahita bhuvi rupa-shunyaparam na kim nayati naur iha gantu-kaman
3.
prayatnena vina yenanishchalena chalachalamgrastam swabhavatah shantamchaitanyam gaganopamam
4.
ayatnac chalayed yas tuekam eva chacharamsarvagam tat katham bhinnamadvaitam vartate mama
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Chapter Two1.
You may be young, unlearned, and addicted topleasures;You may be a servant or a householder; it doesntmatter.Does a jewel require a Guru in order to bevaluable?Or is it worthless simply because its covered withmud?
2.You may lack learning or literary skill;You dont require such qualities as these.Hold fast to the Truth, and let go of all else;Even an unpainted boat will take you across.
3.The Self appears as bothThe animate and the inanimate world;Yet It always remains in Its own peaceful state;It is always pure Consciousness, as calm as the sky.
4.Though appearing as the animate and inanimate
world,The Self remains forever One.Where, then, is the division?There is no duality, it is clear to me.
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5.
aham eva param yasmatsarasarataram shivamgamagama-vinirmuktamnirvikalpam nirakulam
6.
sarvavayava-nirmuktamtathaham tridasharchitamsampurnatvan na grinhami
vibhagam tridashadikam
7.
parmadena na sandehahkim karisyami vrittivanutpadyante viliyantebudbudas cha yatha jale
8.
mahadadini bhutanisamapyaivam sadaiva himurdudravyeshu tikshneshugudeshu katukeshu cha
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5.
Indeed, I am the highest Truth! Im Shiva!I contain the world, both subtle and gross.I do not come, nor do I go.I have no movement; I have no form.
6.
Im unaffected by my component parts;Therefore, though the gods may worship me,In my perfect wholeness,
I recognize no distinctions such as gods.
7.
Neither doubt nor ignoranceCan cause the slightest ripple in me.Let the modifications of the mind continue to occur;Theyre merely bubbles rising to the surface of apond.
8.
The ephemeral elements that form all thingsManifest in many different ways:Some things appear soft, others hard;Some things appear sweet, and others sour.
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9.
katutvam chaiva shaityatvammurddutvam cha yatha jaleprakritih purushah tadvatabhinnam pratibhati me
10.
sarvakhya-rahitam yad yatsukshmat sukshmataram parammanobuddhindriyatitam
akalankam jagatpatim
11.
idrisham sahajam yatraaham tatra katham bhavetwam evahi katham tatrakatham tatra characharam
12.
gaganopamam tu yat proktamtad eva gaganopamamchaitanyam dosha-hinam chasarvajnam purnam eva cha
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9.
The qualities of clearness, coldness, and softnessAre but qualities of water.Likewise, matter and spirit (prakriti andpurusha)Are but qualities of the one Existence.
10.
Beyond all speech, beyond all names,Beyond the subtlest of all subtle things;Beyond mind, intellect, and the five senses,
The stainless Lord of the universe remains everOne.
11.
If the universal Self becomes known,How could I continue to be?How could youOr the sentient and insentient world still be?
12.
The Self is said to be like the sky.Indeed, It is like the sky;Its pure Consciousness, without any stain.It is truly the all-embracing Whole.
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13.
prithivyam charitam naivamarutena cha vahitamvarina pihitam naivatejo-madhye vyavasthitam
14.
akasham tena samvyaptamna tad vyaptam cha kenachitsa bahyabhyantaram tishthat
yavacchinnam nirantaram
15.
suksmatvat tad adrishyatvatnirgunatvach cha yogibhihalambanadi yat proktamkramad alambanam bhavet
16.
satatabhyasa-yuktas tuniralambo yada bhavettal-layat-liyate nantargunadosha-vivarjitah
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13.
It remains unaffected,Though It takes the form of earth, air, water andfire.Though It takes all these forms,It remains always the same.
14.
All infinite space is pervaded by the Self,But nothing else pervades the Self.
It is simultaneously within and without;It cannot be limited or divided in parts.
15.
Its extremely subtle and cannot be seen;Its primary to all qualities, the yogis say.It is the state that underliesAll other temporary states of the mind.
16.
By practicing yoga unceasingly,Without attachment to anything,Little by little, a yogi is freedFrom all effects of the qualities (gunas).
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17.
visha-vishvasya raudrasyamoha-murcha-pradasya chaekam eva vinashayahyamogham sahajamritam
18.
bhava-gamyam nirakaramsakaram drishti-gocharambhavabhava-vinirmuktam
antaralam tad uchyate
19.
bahya-bhavam bhaved vishvamantah prakritir uchyateantaradantaram jneyamnarikela-phalambuvat
20.
bhranti-jnanam sthitam bahyamsamyag jnanam cha madhyagammadhyan madhyataram jneyamnarikela-phalambuvat
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17.
Against the dreadful poison of worldly lust,Which deludes mens minds,There is only one antidote:The nectarean awareness of the independent Self.
18.
The subtle images are seen within,And the manifold forms are seen without;But the independent Experiencer of both
Is known by all seers as the inner Self.
19.
Experienced without, Its the universe;Experienced within, Its the power of life.And deep within that inner lifeThe real milk-of-the-coconut resides.
20.
The outer knowledge is of the coconuts husk;The subtler knowledge is of the meat within.And concealed within that subtle coreIs the coconut-milk of Consciousnessthe Self.
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21.
paurnamasyam yatha chandraeka evatinirmalahtena tat-sadrisham pashyetbheda-drishtih viparyayah
22.
anenaiva prakarenabuddhi-bhedo na sarvagahdata cha dhiratam eti
giyate nama-kotibhih
23.
guru-prajna-prasadenamurkho va yadi panditahyastu sambudhyate tattvamvirakto bhava-sagarat
24.
ragadvesha-vinirmuktahsarvabhuta-hite ratahdridha-bodhas cha dhiras chasa gacchet paramam padam
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21.
On a full-moon night, the moon is seenBy unhazed eyes as one, alone.The Reality should also be seen this way;Where two are seen, that sights impaired.
22.
Because there is one, and only one,The mind which perceives two is false.He who teaches this is truly great;
He deserves a thousand accolades.
23.
A Guru gives the gift of wisdomTo both the wise and the foolish man;But only he crosses over this ocean (of life)Who attains the knowledge of Truth for himself.
24.
He who is free from attachment, free from hateEngaged in securing the good of all,Firm in knowledge and steady of mindWill reach at last to the highest state.
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25.
ghate bhinne ghatakashaakashe liyate yathadehabhave tatha yogiswarupe paramatmani
26.
ukteyam karma-yuktanammatir yantepi sa gatih
na chokta yoga-yuktanammatir yantepi sa gatih
27.
ya gatih karma-yuktanamsa cha vagindriyad vadetyoginam ya gatih kvapihyakathya bhavatorjita
28.
evam jnatva twamum margamyoginam naiva kalpitamvikalpa-marjanam teshamswayam siddhih pravartate
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25.
The space inside a jar merges in the space outsideWhen the jar is destroyed;The yogi, when the bodys destroyed,Merges into the universal Consciousnesshis own
true Self.
26.
The destiny of those devoted to actionIs the result of their thought at the end of their life;
But the destiny of a yogi established in UnityIs not determined by his thought at the end.
27.
One may express in speechThe destiny of those devoted to actions,But the destiny of those established in yogaCannot be told; they go beyond speech.
28.
A yogi has no particular path;He simply renounces imagining things.His mind then ceases of its own accord,And the perfect state just naturally occurs.
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29.
tirthe va antyaja gehe vayatra kutra murtopi vana yogi pashyate garbhampare brahmani liyate
30.
sahajam ajam achintyam yas to pashyet swarupamghatati yadi yatheshtam libyate naiva dosaihsakrid api tadabhavat karma kim chin na kuryat
tad api na cha vibaddah samyami va tapasvi
31.
nirmayam nispratimam nirakritimnirashrayam nirvapusham nirashisamnirdvandva nirmoham alupta-shaktkamtam isham atmanamupaiti shashvatam
32.
vedo na kiksha na cha mundana-kriyagurur na shishyo na cha yatra sampadahmudradikam chapi na yatri bhasatetam isham atmanam upaiti shashvatam
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29.Wherever a yogi may meet his endWhether beside a holy river or in an outcasteshutHis births are through;He merges in Brahman.
30.He who has realized the innate, unborn,incomprehensible SelfNever becomes stained while enjoying the fruits ofhis desires;
He remains always free of stain, free of karma.The ascetic, concentrated on the Self, is neverbound.
31.He goes beyond illusion, beyond comparison,beyond form,Beyond any support, beyond the body and itsnourishment;Beyond duality, fear, desire, and powers,Its the Lord, the Self, the Eternal, he attains.
32.His attainment is not the Vedas, nor initiation, nora clean-shaven head;It is not a Guru, or disciples, or bountiful treasures,Or the practice of postures, or wearing of ashes;Its the Lord, the Self, the Eternal, he attains.
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33.
na shambhavam shaktika-manavam na vapindam cha rupam cho padadikam na vaarambha-nispatti ghatadikam cha notam isam atmanam upaiti shashvatam
34.
yasya svarupat sacharacharam jagadutpadyate tishthati liyatepi vapayo-vikarad iva phena-budbudastam isham atmanam upaiti shashvatam
35.
nasa-nirodho na cha drishtir asanam
bodhopyabodhopi na yatra bhasatenadi-pracharopi na yatra kimchittam isham atmanam upaiti shashvatam
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33.
He does not envision the form of the great Shiva,or Shakti, or any other gods;He does not see kundalini, or light-forms,or the feet of God;Nor does he perceive his own soul, like a jar with itscontents;Its the Lord, the Self, the Eternal, he attains.
34.
That is the Essence from which the sentient andinsentient universe is born;It is like the ocean which gives birth to the foam onits surface.It is That by which everything is maintained anddissolved;Its the Lord, the Self, the Eternal, he attains.
35.
His attainment is not breath-control, or fixed-stares,
or yogic-postures;Nothing becomes learned or unlearned at all.His attainment is not the purification of the nerves;Its the Lord, the Self, the Eternal, he attains.
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36.
nanatvam ekatvam ubhatvam anyataanutva-dirghatva-mahatva-shunyatamanatva-meyatva-samatva-varjitamtam isham atmanam upaiti shashvatam
37.
susamyami va yadi va na samyamisusangrahi va yadi va na sangrahi
niskarmako va sakarmakahtam isham atmanam upaiti shashvatam
38.
mano na buddhih na shariram indriyamtanmatra-bhutani na bhuta-panchakamahamkritis chapi viyat-swarupakamtam isham atmanam upaiti shashvatam
39.
vidhau nirodhe paramatmatam gatena yoginas chetasi bhedavarjiteshaucham na vashaucham alingabhavanasarvam vidheyam yadiva nishidhyate
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36.He does not attain a many or a One that isseparate from himself;It is not something other, like an object with lengthand breadth.It cannot be objectively proven, or compared withanything;Its the Lord, the Self, the Eternal, he attains.
37.He may or may not attain concentration;He may or may not attain freedom from the senses;
He may or may not abandon all actions;Its the Lord, the Self, the Eternal, he attains.
38.Beyond mind, intellect, body, and sense-organs;Beyond the subtle elements, and the five grosselements;Beyond the sense of ego, and even the etherealbody;Its the Lord, the Self, the Eternal, he attains.
39.Transcending all dictates, he abides in the Self;His mind becomes free of the thought of duality.Neither purity, nor impurity, nor distinctions of sex,Nor fortune, nor misfortune, has any meaning forhim.
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40.
mano vacho yatra nashaktam iritumnunam katham tatra gurupadeshataimam katham uktavato guroh tadtad yuktasya tattvam hi samam pakashate
shri dattatreya virachitayam avadhuta-gitayamatma-samvittyupadesho nama dvitiyodhyayah
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40.
If the mind and speech cant reveal the Self,How could the Gurus teachings reveal the Self?How could a Guru reveal with wordsThat Essence of existence which is self-illuminating?
In this Song of The Avadhut composed by ShriDattatreya,In this Instruction On The Wisdom of The Self,This is the Second Chapter.
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Tritiyodhyayah1.
guna-viguna-vighago vartate naiva kimchitrati-virati-vihinam nirmalam nisprapanchamguna-viguna-vihinam vyapakam vishva-rupamkatham aham iha vande vyoma-rupam shivam vai
2.
shvetadi-varna-ratito niyatam shivas chakaryam hi karanam idam hi param shivas chaevam vikalparahitoham alam shivas chaswatmanam atmani sumitra katham namami
3.
nirmula-mula-rahito hi sadoditohamnirdhuma-dhuma-rahito hi sadoditoham
nirdipa-dipa-rahito hi sadoditohamjnanamritam samarasam gaganopamoham
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Chapter Three1.
The distinction between with qualities andwithout qualities does not exist in Him;Hes beyond both attachment and non-attachment;Stainless, Hes beyond all forms.Hes beyond both qualities and the absence ofqualities; Though formless, Hes the substance of
all forms.So how can I worship that Shiva, who existseverywhere, like space!
2.Shiva is not white or yellow; He has no color at all.That supreme Shiva is both the cause and theeffect.Truly, I am beyond the process of thought; ImShiva.Tell me, friend, how can I bow the Self unto the
Self?
3.
Im neither beginningless nor with beginning; Im aSun that never sets.
Im neither concealed nor unconcealed; Im a Sunthat never sets.Im neither illumined nor unillumined; Im a Sunthat never sets.Im nectarean knowledge, unchanging bliss; Imeverywhere, like space.
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4.
niskama-kamam iha nama katham vadaminissanga-sangam iha name katham vadaminissara-sara-rahitam cha katham vadamijnanamritam samarasam gaganopamoham
5.
advaita-rupam akhilam katham vadamidvaita-swarupam akhilam hi katham vadaminityam twanityam akhilam hi katham vadamijnanamritam samarasam gaganopamoham
6.
asthulam hi no nahi krisham na gatagatam hiadyanta-madhya-rahitam na paraparam hisatyam vadami khalu vai paramartha-tattvamjnanamritam samarasam gaganopamoham
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4.
Im desireless, with desire; how shall I speak ofthat?Im unattached, with attachment; how shall I speakof that?I have no substance, and yet I have; what shall Isayof that?Im nectarean knowledge, unchanging bliss; Imeverywhere, like space.
5.
Im undivided, yet Im every separate form; whatshall I say of that?Im divided, yet Im in everything; what shall I say ofthat?Im both eternal and non-eternal; what shall I sayof that?Im nectarean knowledge, unchanging bliss; Imeverywhere, like space.
6.
Im neither gross nor subtle; I neither come nor go.I have no beginning, end, or middle; Im neither
great nor small.Im telling all the secrets of the supreme Reality:Im nectarean knowledge, unchanging bliss; Imeverywhere, like space.
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7.
samviddhi sarva-karanani nabho-nibhanisamviddhi sarva-visayas cha nabho-nibhas chasamviddhi chaikam amalam na hi bandha-muktamjnanamritam samarasam gaganopamoham
8.
durbodha bodha-gahano na bhavami tatadurlakshya lakshya-gahano na bhavami tataasanna-rupa-gahano na bhavami tatajnanamritam samarasam gaganopamoham
9.
nishkarma-karma-dahano jvalano bhavaminirduhkha-duhkha-dahano jvalano bhavaminirdeha-deha-dahano jvalano bhavamijnanamritam samarasam gaganopamoham
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7.Know well that all sense organs are made ofemptiness;Know well that all sense-objects are, likewise,emptiness.Know well that Im the stainless One; Im neitherbound nor free.Im nectarean knowledge, unchanging bliss; Imeverywhere, like space.
8.Im beyond the intellect and inaccessible to the
intellect; it cannot reach to me.Im beyond vision, and inaccessible to vision;it cannot reach to me.Im nectarean knowledge, unchanging bliss; Imeverywhere, like space.
9.I have no karma; Im the sacrificial fire in which allkarmas consumed.I have no sorrow; Im the sacrificial fire in which allsorrows consumed.
I have no craving; Im the sacrificial fire in which allcravings consumed.Im nectarean knowledge, unchanging bliss; Imeverywhere, like space.
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10.
nishpapa-papa-dahano hi hutashanohamnirdharma-dharma-dahano hi hutashanohamnirbandha-bandha-dahano hi hutashanohamjnanamritam samarasam gaganopamoham
11.
nirbhava-bhavarahito na bhavami vatsa
niryoga-yoga-rahito na bhavami vatsanishchitta-chitta-rahito na bhavami vatsajnanamritam samarasam gaganopamoham
12.
nirmoha-moha-padavita na me vikalpah
nishoka-shoka-padaviti na me vikalpahnirlobha-lobha-padaviti na me vikalpahjnanamritam samarasam gaganopamoham
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10.Sinless, I consume all sins; Im the sacrificial fire.Dutiless, I consume all duties; Im the sacrificial fire.Boundless, I consume all bondage; Im thesacrificial fire.Im nectarean knowledge, unchanging bliss; Imeverywhere, like space.
11.Im beyond non-existence and beyond existence;these dont pertain to me.Im beyond both union and separation; these dont
pertain to me.Im beyond both unconsciousness andconsciousness; these dont pertain to me.Im nectarean knowledge, unchanging bliss; Imeverywhere, like space.
12.Im never swayed by attraction or repulsion; I neverimagine these.Im never swayed by happiness or grief; I never
imagine these.
Im never swayed by passion or dispassion; I neverimagine these.Im nectarean knowledge, unchanging bliss; Imeverywhere, like space.
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13.
samsara-santati-lata na cha me kadachitsamtosa-santati-sukhe na cha me kadachitajnana-bandhanam idam na cha me kadachitjnanamritam samarasam gaganopamoham
14.
samsara-santati-rajo na cha me vikarahsantapa-santati-tamo na cha me vikarahsatvam swadharma-janakam na cha me vikarahjnanamritam samarasam gaganopamoham
15.
santapa-duhkha-janako na vidhi kadachitsantapa-yoga-janitam na manah kadachityasmad ahankritir iyam na cha me kadachitjnanamritam samarasam gaganopamoham
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13.The clinging-vine of worldly existence cannot affectme at all.Contentment and pleasures, however many, cannotaffect me at all.The bondage of ignorancethis world ofappearancecannot affect me at all.Im nectarean knowledge, unchanging bliss; Imeverywhere, like space.
14.The worldly turmoil produced by rajo-guna has no
affect on me.The suffering produced by tamo-guna has no affecton me.The pleasure of righteousness produced by sattva-guna has no affect on me.Im nectarean knowledge, unchanging bliss; Imeverywhere, like space.
15Neither troubles, nor sorrows, nor pleasures haveany affect on my intellect;
Nor can the difficulties attending yoga have anyaffect on my mind.Whatever may happen to stir up the ego cannotaffect me at all.Im nectarean knowledge, unchanging bliss; Imeverywhere, like space.
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16.
nishkampa-kampa-nidhanam na vikalpa-kalpamsvapna-prabodha-nidhanam na hitahitam hinissara-sara-nidhanam na characharam hijnanamritam samarasam gaganopamoham
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no vedya-vedakam idam na cha hetu-tarkyamvachamagocharam idam na mano na buddhihevam katham hi bhavatah kathayami tattvamjnanamritam samarasam gaganopamoham
18.
nirbhinna-bhinna-rahitam paramartha-tattvamantar bahir na hi katham paramartha-tattvamprak sambhavam na cha ratam na hi vastu kimchitjnanamritam samarasam gaganopamoham
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16.Ive put an end to both wavering and unwavering;I dont even imagine thought.Ive put an end to both dreaming and waking;I neither sleep nor wake.Ive put an end to animate and inanimate; Imneither moving nor still.Im nectarean knowledge, unchanging bliss; Imeverywhere, like space.
17.Im not the knower, nor something to be known;
nor am I the cause of knowledge.Im beyond the realm of speech, the mind and theintellect;How could the ultimate Reality ever be described by
words?Im nectarean knowledge, unchanging bliss; Imeverywhere, like space.
18.Im beyond both division and non-division; Im the
absolute Reality.Within? Without? How could I be? Im theabsolute Reality.I was never created; Im not an object withsubstance.Im nectarean knowledge, unchanging bliss; Imeverywhere, like space.
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19.
ragadi-dosa-rahitam twaham eva tattvamdaivadi-dosa-rahitam twaham eva tattvamsamsara-shoka-rahitam twaham eva tattvamjnanamritam samarasam gaganopamoham
20.
shana-trayam yadi cha neti katham turiyamkala-trayam yadi cha neti katham disas chasantam padam hi paramam paramartha-tattvamjnanamritam samarasam gaganopamoham
21.
dirgho laghuh punar itiha na me vibhagahvistara sankatam itiha na me vibhagahkonam hi vartulam itiha na me vibhagahjnanamritam samarasam gaganopamoham
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19.Im beyond the sorrows of attachment; Im the oneReality.Im beyond the sorrows of destiny; Im the oneReality.Im beyond the sorrows of worldly existence; Imthe one Reality.Im nectarean knowledge, unchanging bliss; Imeverywhere, like space.
20.Since I am not the first three states of mind, how
could I be the fourth (samadhi)?Since I am not any of the three kinds of time, howcould I be a fourth? 10Im the root of serenity, the primal serenity; Im theabsolute Reality.Im nectarean knowledge, unchanging bliss; Imeverywhere, like space.
21.Terms such as long or short do not apply to me.Terms such as broad or thin do not apply to
me.Descriptions such as angular or rotund do notapply to me.Im nectarean knowledge, unchanging bliss; Imeverywhere, like space.
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22.
mata pitadi tanayadi na me kadachitjatam murtam na cha mano ne cha me kadachitnirvyakulam sthiram idam paramartha-tattvamjnanamritam samarasam gaganopamoham
23.
shuddham vishuddham avicharam ananta-rupamnirlepa-lepam avicharam ananta-rupamnishkhanda-khandam avicharam ananta-rupamjnanamritam samarasam gaganopamoham
24.
brahmadayah sura-ganah katham atra santiswargadayo vasatayah katham atra santiyadyekarupam amalam paramartha-tattvamjnanamritam samarasam gaganopamoham
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22.No mother, father, daughter, or son ever belongedto me.Neither birth, death, nor the mind ever belonged tome.Im always unwavering, always steady; Im theabsolute Reality.Im nectarean knowledge, unchanging bliss; Imeverywhere, like space.
23.My nature is boundless, beyond such distinctions as
pure and impure.My nature is boundless, beyond such distinctions asattached or unattached.My nature is boundless, beyond such distinctions asdivided or undivided.Im nectarean knowledge, unchanging bliss; Imeverywhere, like space.
24.How could the god, Brahma, and all his attendantslive there?
How could the city of heaven, with all its people,live there?My only form is stainlessness; Im the absolute
Reality.Im nectarean knowledge, unchanging bliss; Imeverywhere, like space.
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25.
nirneti neti vimalohi katham vadaminisshesha shesha vimalohi katham vadaminirlinga linga vimalohi katham vadamijnanamritam samarasam gaganopamoham
26.
nishkarma-karma paramam satatam karominissanga-sanga-rahitam paramam vinodamnirdeha-deha-rahitam satatam vinodamjnanamritam samarasam gaganopamoham
27.
maya-prapancha-rachana na cha me vikarahkautilya-dambha-rachana na cha me vikarahsatyanriteti-rachana na cha me vikarahjnanamritam samarasam gaganopamoham
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25.How may I speak of that stainless One who is boththis and not this?How may I speak of that stainless One who is theunsupported Support of all?How may I speak of that stainless One who has nogender and yet has gender?Im nectarean knowledge, unchanging bliss; Imeverywhere, like space.
26.Im always the Supreme, whether Im active or
inactive.Im the highest bliss, beyond attachment and non-attachment.Im everlasting bliss, beyond both forms andformlessness.Im nectarean knowledge, unchanging bliss; Imeverywhere, like space.
27.This Maya-dream of a world has no affect on me.The crookedness and deceit of men has no affect
on me.The truth or falsehood of mens speech has noaffect on me.Im nectarean knowledge, unchanging bliss; Imeverywhere, like space.
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28.
sandhadi-kala-rahitam na cha me viyogahhyantah-prabodha-rahitam badhiro na mukahevam vikalpa-rahitam na cha bhava-shuddhamjnanamritam samarasam gaganopamoham
29.
nirnatha-natha-rahitam hi nirakulam vainischitta-chitta-vigatam hi nirakulam vaisamviddhi sarva-vigatam hi nirakulam vaijnanamritam samarasam gaganopamoham
30.
kantara-mandiram idam hi katham vadamisamsiddha-samshayam idam hi katham vadamievam nirantara-samam hi nirakulam vaijnanamritam samarasam gaganopamoham
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28.Im beyond the distinctions of night and day; I cant
be split in parts.I never wake from within myself; Im never not-awake.Im never moved by thought at all; I never try to bepure.Im nectarean knowledge, unchanging bliss; Imeverywhere, like space.
29.Im neither the Lord, nor am I not the Lord; Im
the formless Self.Im beyond the presence or absence of the mind;Im the formless Self.Know well that Im free of everything; Im theformless Self.Im nectarean knowledge, unchanging bliss; Imeverywhere, like space.
30.I am a house thats empty; what may I say of that?I do everything, and yet I do nothing; what may I
sayof that?Im always in the even state; Im the formless Self.Im nectarean knowledge, unchanging bliss; Imeverywhere, like space.
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31.
nirjiva-jiva-rahitam satatam vibhatinirbija-bija-rahitam satatam vibhatinirvana-bandha-rahitam satatam vibhatijnanamritam samarasam gaganopamoham
32.
sambhuti-varjitam idam satatam vibhatisamsara-varjitam idam satatam vibhatisamhara-varjitam idam satatam vibhatijnanamritam samarasam gaganopamoham
33.
ullekhamatram api te na cha nama-rupamnirbhinna-bhinnam api te na hi vastu kimchitnirlajja-manasa karosi katham visadamjnanamritam samarasam gaganopamoham
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31.Im beyond being a soul or not a soul; Im forevershining forth.Im beyond being a cause or not a cause; Imforever shining forth.Im beyond both nirvana and bondage; Im forevershining forth.Im nectarean knowledge, unchanging bliss; Imeverywhere, like space.
32.Unlimited by a beginning, Im forever shining forth.
Unlimited by the continuing play, Im forevershining forth.Unlimited by the destruction of all, Im forevershining forth.Im nectarean knowledge, unchanging bliss; Imeverywhere, like space.
33.Though you may be spoken of, you have neithername nor form.Whether you are divided or undivided, theres
nothing here but you.O mind, O shameless, wandering mind! Why doyou weary yourself so?Im nectarean knowledge, unchanging bliss; Imeverywhere, like space.
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34.
kim nama rodishi sakhe na jara na murtyuhkim nama rodishi sakhe na cha jnama-duhkhamkim nama rodishi sakhe na cha te vikarahjnanamritam samarasam gaganopamoham
35.
kim nama rodishi sakhe na cha te swarupamkim nama rodishi sakhe na cha te virupamkim nama rodishi sakhe na cha te vayamsijnanamritam samarasam gaganopamoham
36.
kim nama rodishi sakhe na cha te vayamsikim nama rodishi sakhe na cha te manamsikim nama rodishi sakhe na taventriyanijnanamritam samarasam gaganopamoham
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34.Why do you weep and moan, my friend? Theresno old age or death for you.Why do you weep and moan, my friend? Theresno pain of birth for you.Why do you weep and moan, my friend? You cant
be touched at all.Im nectarean knowledge, unchanging bliss; Imeverywhere, like space.
35.Why do you weep and moan, my friend? You have
no form of your own.Why do you weep and moan, my friend? Youcannot be deformed.Why do you weep and moan, my friend? You cannever become old.Im nectarean knowledge, unchanging bliss; Imeverywhere, like space.
36.Why do you weep and moan, my friend? You cannever lose your youth.
Why do you weep and moan, my friend? You cannever lose your mind.Why do you weep and moan, my friend? You haveno organs of sense.Im nectarean knowledge, unchanging bliss; Imeverywhere, like space.
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37.
kim nama rodishi sakhe na cha te sti kamahkim nama rodishi sakhe na cha te pralobhahkim nama rodishi sakhe na cha te vimohahjnanamritam samarasam gaganopamoham
38.
aishvaryam icchasi katham na cha te dhananiaishvaryam icchasi katham na cha te hi patniaishvaryam icchasi katham na cha te mametijnanamritam samarasam gaganopamoham
39.
linga-prapancha-janusi na cha te na me chanirlajja-manasam idam cha vibhati bhinnamnirbheda-bheda-rahitam na cha te na me chajnanamritam samarasam gaganopamoham
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37.Why do you weep and moan, my friend? You cant
be touched by lust.Why do you weep and moan, my friend? You cant
be touched by greed.Why do you weep and moan, my friend? You cant
be touched by infatuation.Im nectarean knowledge, unchanging bliss; Imeverywhere, like space.
38.How can you hanker after wealth? You have no
property to support.How can you hanker after wealth? You have nowife to feed.How can you hanker after wealth? Nothing can beyour own.Im nectarean knowledge, unchanging bliss; Imeverywhere, like space.
39.You and I are not attached to this world ofephemeral forms;
It is only the shameless mind which divides the Onein parts.Division and non-division are the same to you andme;Im nectarean knowledge, unchanging bliss; Imeverywhere, like space.
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40.
novanumatram api te hi viraga-rupamnovanumatram api te hi saraga-rupamnovanumatram api te hi sakama-rupamjnanamritam samarasam gaganopamoham
41.
dhyata na te hi hridaye na cha te samadhihdhyanam na te hi hridaye na bahih pradeshahdhyayam na cheti hridaye na hi vastu-kalojnanamritam samarasam gaganopamoham
42.
yat sarabhutam akhilam kathitam maya tena twam na me na mahato na guruh na shishyahswacchanda-rupa-sahajam paramartha-tattvamjnanamritam samarasam gaganopamoham
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40.Your nature does not contain even a little of
dispassion;Your nature does not contain even a little of
passions either.Your nature does not contain even a little of desire;Im nectarean knowledge, unchanging bliss; Imeverywhere, like space.
41.Theres no object of worship in your heart or in the
state of samadhi;Theres no object of worship in your heart or in theobjective world.Theres no object of worship in your heart; Im
beyond both place and time.Im nectarean knowledge, unchanging bliss; Imeverywhere, like space.
42.Ive told you all that constitutes the very core of
Truth;
Theres no you, no me, no superior being, nodisciple, and no Guru.The nature of the supreme Reality is self-evidentand simple;Im nectarean knowledge, unchanging bliss; Imeverywhere, like space.
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43.
katham iha paramartham tattvam ananda-rupamkatham iha paramartham naivam ananda-rupamkatham iha paramartham jnana-vijnana-rupamyadi param aham ekam vartate vyoma-rupam
44.
dahana-pavana-hinam viddhi vijnanam ekamavani-jala-vihinam viddhi vijnana-rupamsama-gamana-vihinam viddhi vijnanam ekamgaganam iva vishalam viddhi vijnanam ekam
45.
na shunya-rupam na vishunya-rupamna shuddha-rupam na vishuddha-rupamrupam-virupam na bhavami kimchitswarupa-rupam paramartha tattvam
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43.
How could the supreme Reality be of the nature ofbliss?How could the supreme Reality be of the nature ofblisslessness?How could the supreme Reality possess eitherknowledge or ignorance?If the supreme I am is the one Existence, Itseverywhere, like space.
44.
Understand that Its neither fire nor air;Realize the One!Understand that Its neither earth nor water;Realize the One!Understand that It neither comes nor goes;Realize the One!Understand that Its like space, pervadingeverywhere; Realize the One!
45.
My nature is neither emptiness nor fullness.My nature is neither pure nor impure.Im neither with form nor without form.Im the supreme Reality; my nature is uniquelymy own.
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46.
muncha muncha hi samsaramtyagam muncha hi sarvathatyagatyaga-visam shuddhamamritam sahajam dhruvam
iti shri dattatreya-virachitayam avadhuta-gitayamatma-samvittyupadesha nama tritiyodhyayah
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46.
Renounce, renounce the world of appearance;Then renounce renunciation as well.But, whether you renounce or do not renounce,Enjoy the nectar of your natural state.
In this composition by Shri Dattatreya, calledThe Song of The Avadhut,In this Instruction On The Wisdom of The Self,this is the Third Chapter.
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Chaturthodhyayah1.
navahanam naiva visarjanam vapuspani patrani katham bhavantidhyanani mantrani katham bhavantisamasamam chaiva shivarchanam cha
2.
na kevalam bandha-vibandha-muktona kevalam shuddha-vishuddha-muktahna kevalam yoga-viyoga-muktahsa vai vimukto gaganopamoham
3.
sanjayate sarvam idam hi tathyamsanjayate sarvam idam vitathyamevam vikalpo mama naiva jatahswarupa-nirvanam anamayoham
4.
na sanjanam chaiva niranjanam vana chantaram vapi nirantaram vaantarvibhinnam na hi me vibhatiswarupa-nirvanam anamayoham
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Chapter Four1.
Where is the need to make offerings orprostrations?Or to practice worship with flowers and leaves?Why practice meditation and the repetition ofmantras?The worshipper and Shiva are one and the same.
2.Im not only free of bondage and liberation;Im not only free of purity and impurity;Im not only free of union and separation;Im Freedom itself; Im everywhere, like space.
3.Some say, The phenomenal world is real;Others say, The world is unreal.Such arguments as these have no meaning to me;My nature is Freedom; theres no maya to me.
4.
I have no faults, nor am I faultless.I have no beginning, nor am I beginningless.Im not undivided, nor am I divided.My nature is Freedom; theres no maya to me.
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5.
In me, ignorance and knowledge never arise;I never allow myself to experience those states.How, then, could I speak of not knowing orknowing?My nature is Freedom; theres no maya to me.
6.
Im not bound to righteousness; Im not bound tosin.
Im neither bound to bondage, nor to liberation;Neither of these affects me at all.My nature is Freedom; theres no maya to me.
7.
Inferior and superior have no meaning to me.I have no enemies, nor have I any friends;How, then, could I speak of the good or theevil?My nature is Freedom; theres no maya to me.
8.
Im neither the worshipper nor the object ofworship.I give no words of instruction, nor do I perform anyactions.My nature is Consciousness; how, then, could I
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speak?My nature is Freedom; theres no maya to me.
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9.
no vyapakam vyapyam ihasti kimchitno chalayam vapi niralayam vaashunya-shunyam cha katham vadamiswarupa-nirvanam anamayoham
10.
na grahako grahyakam eva kimchitna karanam va mama naiva karyamachintya-chintyam cha katham vadami
swarupa-nirvanam anamayoham
11.
na bhedakam vapi na chaiva bhedyamna vedakam mama naiva vedyamgatagatam tata katham vadamiswarupa-nirvanam anamayoham
12.
na chasti deho na cha me videhobuddhir mano me na hi chentriyanirago viragas cha katham vadamiswarupa-nirvanam anamayoham
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9.Theres nothing that pervades, and nothing thatspervaded;There is neither manifestation nor de-manifestation.How, then, could I speak of the Void or itsopposite?My nature is Freedom; theres no maya to me.
10.Truly, I am neither a perceiver nor an object ofperception;I am not a cause, nor am I an effect.
How, then, shall I say that Im the knower orthe known?
My nature is Freedom; theres no maya to me.
11.Theres no superimposer and nothingsuperimposed;I am neither the knower nor the object ofknowledge.How, then, could I speak of creation or dissolution?My nature is Freedom; theres no maya to me.
12.I have no body, nor am I without bodies;I have neither intellect, nor mind, nor senses.How, then, could I speak of attraction or repulsion?My nature is Freedom; theres no maya to me.
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13.ullekha-matram na hi bhinnam ucchaihullekha-matram na tirohitam vaisamasamam mitra katham vadamiswarupa-nirvanam anamayoham
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jitendriyoham tvajitendriyo vana samyamo me niyamo na jatahjayajayam mitra katham vadamiswarupa-nirvanam anamayoham
15.
amurta-murtih na cha me kadachitadyanta-madhyam na cha me kadachitbalabalam mitra katham vadamiswarupa-nirvanam anamayoham
16.
murtamurtam vapi vishavisham cha
sanjayate tata na me kadachitashuddha-shuddham cha katham vadamiswarupa-nirvanam anamayoham
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13.One cant even speak of something separate fromthe Self;One cannot speak of what doesnt exist.How, then, can I speak, friend, of similar ordissimilar?My nature is Freedom; theres no maya to me.
14.Im neither free of, nor bound by, the senses;I follow no rules of should or shouldnt.How, then, can I speak, friend, of success or of
failure?My nature is Freedom; theres no maya to me.
15.Ive never been either formless or with form;Ive never had a beginning, middle, or end.How, then, can I speak, friend, of youth or ofold-age?My nature is Freedom; theres no maya to me.
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Ive never experienced death or deathlessness, norevil or good;None of these opposites exist in me, my child.How, then, can I speak of impurity or purity?My nature is Freedom; theres no maya to me.
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swapnah-prabodho na cha yoga-mudranaktam diva vapi na me kadachitaturya-turyam cha katham vadamiswarupa-nirvanam anamayoham
18.
samviddhi mam sarva-visarva-muktammaya-vimaya na cha me kadachitsandhyadikam karma katham vadami
swarupa-nirvanam anamayoham
19.
samviddhi mam sarva-samdahi-yuktamsamviddhi mam lakshya-vilakshya muktamyogam viyogam cha katham vadamiswarupa-nirvanam anamayoham
20.
murkhopi naham na cha panditohammaunam vimaunam na cha me kadachittarkam vitarkam cha katham vadamiswarupa-nirvanam anamayoham
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17.I never experience sleeping, waking, or the deepyogic trance;To me, there is neither night-time nor day.How, then, can I speak of the four states of themind?My nature is Freedom; theres no maya to me.
18.Know well that Im unaffected by the appearance ordisappearance of the world;To me, there is neither maya nor its absence.
How, then, can I speak of the performance of rightactions?My nature is Freedom; theres no maya to me.
19.Know well that, in samadhi, all things are One;Know also that Im unaffected by the attainment ornon-attainment of samadhi.How, then, can I speak of union or separation?My nature is Freedom; theres no maya to me.
20.Im not unlearned, nor am I learned;I dont remain silent, nor do I say anything.How, then, can I speak of true or false doctrines?My nature is Freedom; theres no maya to me.
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21.
pita cha mata cha kulam na jatihjanmadi murtyur na cha me kadachitsneham vimoham cha katham vadamiswarupa-nirvanam anamayoham
22.
astam gato naiva sadoditohamtejo-vitejo na cha me kadachitsandhyadikam karma katham vadami
swarupa-nirvanam anamayoham
23.
asamshayam viddhi nirakulam mamasamshayam viddhi nirantaram mamasamshayam viddhi niranjanam mamswarupa-nirvanam anamayoham
24.
dhyanani sarvani parityajantishubhashubham karma parityajantityagamurtam tata pibanti dhirahswarupa-nirvanam anamayoham
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21.I have no father or mother; I have no family orcaste;Ive never known birth, and Ive never knowndeath.How, then, can I speak of affection or attachment?My nature is Freedom; theres no maya to me.
22.My awareness of the Self is constant; I neverabandon it;So Im never affected by darkness or light.
How, then, can I speak of my morning or eveningprayers?My nature is Freedom; theres no maya to me.
23.Know, without any doubt, that Im limitless.Know, without any doubt, that Im changeless.Know, without any doubt, that no stains can touch
me.My nature is Freedom; theres no maya to me.
24.Those who possess strong determination renouncemeditation;They renounce all their good works as well as theirbad.The nectar of renunciation they drink to their fill.My nature is Freedom; theres no maya to me.
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25.
vindati vindati na hi na hi yatrachando-lakshanam na hi na hi tatrasamarasa-magno bhavita-putahpralapati tattvam param avadhutah
iti shri dattatreya-virachitayam avadhuta-gitayamswami-kartika-samvade swatma-samvittyupadesheswarupa-nirnaya nama chaturthodhyayah
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25.
In that state where one knows nothing at all,This versified knowledge doesnt even exist.So, now, while Im in the state ofsamarasa,I, the Avadhut, have spoken of the supremeAbsolute.
In this composition by Shri Dattatreya, calledThe Song of The Avadhut,In this dialogue between the Swami and Kartika,entitled The Instruction On The Wisdom of The Self,
This is the Fourth Chapter, calledThe Declaration of My Nature.
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Panchamodhyayah1.
aum iti gaditam gagana-samamtanna parapara-sara-vichara itiavilasa-vilasa-nirakaranamkatham aksara-bindu-samuccharanam
2.
iti tat twam asi-prabhriti-shrutibhihpratipaditam atmani tattvam asitwam upadhi-vivarjita-sarva-sammamkim u rodishi manasi sarva-samam
3.
atha urdhva-vivarjita-sarva-samambahirantara-varjita-sarva-samamyadichaikavivarjita sarva-samamkim u rodishi manasi sarva-samam
4.
nahi kalpita-kalpa-vichara itinahi karana-karya-vichara itipada-sandhi-vivarjita sarva-samamkim u rodishi manasi sarva-samam
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Chapter Five1.
AUM pervades everything, equally, like space; 11Within It, there are no distinctions such as highand low.The formless Unmanifest manifests as form;How else could the Imperishable show forth ItsLight?
2.Thou art That, the scriptures proclaim;Thou art That, ones own Self affirms.You are beyond all diversification, the same Self in
all.Why lament, then, O mind? Im the same Self inall.
3.Beyond high and low, Im the same Self in all.Beyond inner and outer, Im the same Self inall.If there is only the One, Im the same Self in all;Why lament, then, O mind? Im the same Self in
all.
4.Theres no real distinction between the Imaginerand the imagination;Theres no real distinction between the Cause andIts effect.A poem and its words are one and the same;
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Why lament, then, O mind? Im the same Self inall.
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nahi bodha-vibodha-samadhir itinahi desha-videsha-samadhir itinahi kala-vikala-samadhir itikim u rodishi manasi sarva-samam
6.
nahi kumbha-nabho nahi kumbha itina hi jiva-vapuh na hi jiva itina hi karana-karya-vibhaga iti
kim u rodishi manasi sarva-samam
7.
iha sarva-nirantara-moksha-padamlaghy-dirgha-vichara-vihina itina hi vartula-kona-vibhaga itikim u rodishi manasi sarva-samam
8.
iha shunya-vishunya-vihina itiiha shuddha-vishuddha vihina itiiha sarva-visarva vihina itikim u rodishi manasi sarva-samam
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5.Theres no knowledge and no ignorance in theexperience of Unity;Theres no near and no far in the experience ofUnity;Theres no time and no eternity in the experience ofUnity;Why lament, then, O mind? Im the same Self inall.
6.Theres no space in the jar, or even a jar;
Theres no container of the soul, or even a soul.Theres no separation between Cause and effect;Why lament, then, O mind? Im the same Self inall.
7.Here, in the realm of Unity, everyone is eternallyfree;A short time and a long time have no meaninghere.Here, no distinction such as fat or thin exists;
Why lament, then, O mind? Im the same Self inall.
8.Here is neither Emptiness nor fullness;Here is neither purity nor impurity.Here is neither the All nor its absence;Why lament, then, O mind? Im the same Self in
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all.
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9.
nahi bhinna-vibhinna vichara itibahir-antara-sandhi vichara itiari-mitra-vivarjita sarva-samamkim u rodishi manasi sarva-samam
10.
na hi shishya-vishishya swarupa itina charachara-bheda vichara iti
iha sarva-nirantara moksha-padamkim u rodishi manasi sarva-samam
11.
nanu rupa-virupa vihina itinanu bhinna-vibhinna vihina itinanu sarga-visarga vihina itikim u rodishi manasi sarva-samam
12.
na gunaguna-pasa nibandha itimurta-jivana-karma-karomi kathamiti shuddha-niranjana sarva samamkim u rodishi manasi sarva-samam
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9.Theres no distinction such