(KDAS-28)- On Yati Panchakam ...................... ,

[Guest guest]

Professorji has introduced us to another word 'Yati' in this

wonderful discourse on vairagya.

 

Yes , 'yati' means a sanyasi or an ascetic . i have heard many

ascetics say " ek langoti ( one Loin Cloth) and do roti ( two pieces

of bread ) is all i need " !

 

During the last Kumbha Mela . we saw pictures of many naga sadhus (

digambara sanyasis - with sky as a clothing - stark naked ) wandering

in the streets of Haridwar and Benaras sporting long matted hair ,

and even longer beard and a moustache with kamandalam ( alms bowl) in

their hands and a Danda ( stick) ! But what caught the eye of the BBC

photiographer was the " cell" phones in the hands of these modern

day sadhus! Not surprising in these days of global communications!!

 

But humor aside , there is a composition of Five verses called 'Yati

Panchakam' ( Is it one of Adi Shankara Bhagwan's compositions , i am

not sure - may be our Sunder-ji can tell us about the authorship of

this verse) !

 

I would request members to visit the

 

http://www.kamakoti.org/shlokas/kshlok.24htm

 

here are the five verses in English

 

 

YATI-PAÒCAKAM

 

 

Ever revelling in the (actual experience of the import of) Vedánta-

vákyas, fully satisfied with mere bhikúána (food got by alms), moving

about, free from grief at heart (free from grief and full of kindness

for all), blessed, indeed, are those (yatis=ascetics) clad in the

loin-cloth.

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Resorting (for rest) only to the foot of the tree, turning the palms

into a bowl for taking (eating) food, looking down upon even wealth

like an old patched cloth, Blessed indeed are those clad in the loin-

cloth.

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Keeping away the sense of possession over (attachment to) the body,

(never mistaking the body for the soul), steeped in the direct

experience of the Supreme Soul within oneself, not remembering

(forgetting) all else inside, in the middle, or outside, (revelling

ever and anon in the Soul Supreme), Blessed indeed are those clad in

the loin-cloth.

 

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Joyously absorbed in the blessed state of the Self, with all the

operations (cognitions and experience) of the senses stilled,

revelling in Brahman day and night (forgetting all within, in between

and without), Blessed, indeed, are those clad in the lion-cloth

 

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Muttering the sacred Paòcákúara, five-syllabled mantra (the syllable

OM representing Brahman), meditating at heart, on the Lord of all

Beings, subsisting on alms and moving about in all directions at

will, Blessed, indeed are those clad in the lion-cloth.

 

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Respected Members ! here i would like to draw your attention to an

ascetic called 'Avadhuta' - Avadhuta means one who is free of all

attachments and all signs of outside distinction. An avadhuta is

free." One such Avadhuta was the Tantrik Guru , Shri Dattatreya who

roamed about like a 'digambara ' sanyasi , totally free and unbound -

He composed the 'Avadhuta' Gita ...

 

The significance of the letter "A"

 

is that the Avudhuta is free from the bondage of hopes

 

is pure in the beginning, middle and end

 

and dwells ever in joy.

 

 

The syllable "VA" is indicative of him

 

by whom all desires have been renounced

 

whose speech is wholesome

 

and who dwells in the present.

 

 

The syllable "DHU" is a sign of him

 

whose limbs are grey with dust -

 

whose mind is purified-

 

who is free from all diseases -

 

and who is released from the practice

 

of concentration and meditation.

 

 

The syllable "TA" is significant of him

 

by whom the thought of Truth has been made steady

 

who is devoid of all thoughts and efforts

 

and who is free from ignorance and egoism.

 

Salutations to shri Dattatreya , the tantrik guru , the embodiment of

Bliss !

 

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Not too long ago, Yaduji wanted to know the source of this verse in

post number 27197

 

ruupa.m ruupavivarjitasya bhavato dhyaanena yad varNitam |

stutyaa nirvacaniiyataakhilaguro duuriikR^itaaa yanmayaa ||

vyaapitva.m ca vinaashita.m bhagavato yattiirthayaatraadinaa |

xantavya.m jagadiisha tadvikalataadoShatraya.m matkR^itam ||

 

Dr. Yaduji - this verse occurs in the last chapter of Avadhuta gita

by lord Dattatreya !

 

here is a rough translation

 

By making my pilgrimage to Thee

 

Thy all-pervasiveness has been destroyed by me.

 

With my meditation, Thy transcendence

 

of the mind has been destroyed.

 

Thy transcendence of speech

 

has been destroyed by my singing Thy Praise.

 

Ever forgive me these three sins.

 

 

Hari Aum Tat Sat

 

SEC. 18: SHAMA AND DAMA (Continued)

>

> A sannyasi is called `yati'. The Tamil name `Ethiraj' is

> only a mutilated version of `Yatiraja'. `Yati' means a

> Sannyasi.

[Guest guest]

advaitin, "adi_shakthi16" <adi_shakthi16>

wrote:

>

> there is a composition of Five verses called 'Yati

> Panchakam' ( Is it one of Adi Shankara Bhagwan's compositions , i am

> not sure -

>

> I would request members to visit the

>

> http://www.kamakoti.org/shlokas/kshlok.24htm

>

 

Namaste,

 

The correct URL is:

 

http://www.kamakoti.org/shlokas/kshlok24.htm [ 24.htm, NOT .24htm ! ]

 

 

The work is by Adi Shankara. For a complete list of Adi

Shankara's works, pl refer to:

 

http://www.easterntradition.org/sankaracaryas%20original%20works.pdf

 

 

 

Regards,

 

Sunder

[Guest guest]

advaitin, "adi_shakthi16"

<adi_shakthi16> wrote:

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>

> Not too long ago, Yaduji wanted to know the source of this verse

in

> post number 27197

>

> ruupa.m ruupavivarjitasya bhavato dhyaanena yad varNitam |

> stutyaa nirvacaniiyataakhilaguro duuriikR^itaaa yanmayaa ||

> vyaapitva.m ca vinaashita.m bhagavato yattiirthayaatraadinaa |

> xantavya.m jagadiisha tadvikalataadoShatraya.m matkR^itam ||

>

> Dr. Yaduji - this verse occurs in the last chapter of Avadhuta

gita

> by lord Dattatreya !

 

Namaste,

 

I could not find this in this version at:

 

http://www.gitasupersite.iitk.ac.in/minigita/author.html

 

Is there another version?

 

 

Regards,

 

Sunder