Parashara:- The
householders please the ancestors
by anniversary rites, the deities
by yagnas, the guests by
good meals, the sages by
self study, the prajapathi
by producing a son, all
beings by sacrifice, and
all the people by their
affection.
àaßaeit
pué;ae laekan! injkmRsmaijRtan!
.
The householders
attain the higher world
through their good deeds.
i-]a-ujStu
yekeict! pirìa'œäücAir[> ,
tePyÇEv
àitóNte gahRSWy< tenvE
prm! .
yStu
sMykœ kraeTvev< g&hSw> prm<
ivixm! .
SvkmRbNxmuae=saE
laekanaýaeSynuÄmman!
The sanyasis and
the brahmacharis are dependent
on the Householder. So the householder's
is the superior ashrama.
The householder
who observes
his dharmas gets liberation.
Vyas>-
inTy< SvaXyay zIls!Syat!
inTy< y}aepvItvan! ,
sTyvadI ijt³aexae äü-&yay
kLpte .
Vyasa:- Engaged
in self-study daily, wearing
the sacred thread, speaking
truth, and transcending anger,
the house holder obtains Brahmaloka.
s<Xya
õanrtae inTy< äüy}pray[>
,
AnsUyu>
m&ÊdaRNt> g&hSw> àeTyvxRte
.
The householder
who takes bath every evening
and has faith in the
observance of brahmayagna , who
has no jealousy, who is
gentle and in control of
his senses, goes to heaven.
vItragmy³aex>
lae-maehivvijRt> ,
saivÇI
jPyinrt> ïaÏk«NmuCyte g&hI
.
The householder
who gives up desire, fear,
anger, greed, and ignorance,
who recites the gayathri
everyday, and who performs the
anniversary rites of ancestors
is relieved from all his
sins.
mnu>-
ïuitSm&Tyuidt< xmRmnuitón!
ih manv> ,
#hkIitRmvaßaeit àeTycanuÄma<
gitm! .
Manu: One
who follows the dharmas
given in veda shastras
gets fame in this world
and goes to greater worlds
later on. Vanaprasthashramam
is forbidden in Kaliyuga.
So its dharmas
are not
given.
34. sNyasxmR> The
duties of Celibate Ascetics
A<igra>-
yda mnis s<}at<
vEt&:{y< srvvStu;u ,
tda sNyasimCDiNt pitt> Syat!
ivpyRye .
Angira:-
When a man experiences
a complete detachment from
all things, he can take
sanyasa. He will become
an apostate, if he takes
sanyasa when he does not
have a sense of detachment.
harIt>-
ivr> àìjeÏIman!
s<rStu g&hevset! ,
sragae nrk< yait àìjn!
ih iÖjaxm> .
Haritha:-
An intelligent man should
consider properly whether he
is free from desires and
then take sanyasa. If he
is not ready he should
remain a householder and
do his duties. If he
becomes a sanyasi when
he is not fit, he
will go to hell.
jabalïutaE-
äücyR< smaPy
g&hI-UTva vnI -vet!
vnI -UTva àìje*aidvetrwa
äücyaRdev
àìjedœ g&haÖavnaÖa
#it .
Jabalasruthi- A
man can go through the
ashramas in order- brahmacharya,
grihastha, vanaprastha, and sanyasa.
If, at any stage, he
gets detachment , he can leave that
ashrama and become a sanyasi.
ym>-
ye c sNtanja
dae;a> ye c Syu> kmRs<-va>
,
sNyasStan! dhet! svaR<Stu;ai¶irv
ka<cnimit .
Yama:- Sanyasa
burns out the sins accrued
to the jeeva [soul] through
the hereditary sins or
one's own good and
bad deeds and lets the
soul shine just as fire
burns out all impurities
of gold.
Vyas>-
Öeêpe vasudevSy
cr< carmev c ,
cr<sNyaisna< êp< Acl<
àitmaidkm!.
Vyasa: God
Vasudeva has two forms;
the sanyasi and the icon.
The sanyasi form roams
around while the icon form
is stationary.
s<vtR>-
ctuivRxa<i-]vStu k…qIckbødkaE
,
h<s> prmh<s> yaey> píat!
s %Äm> .
Samvartha:- There
are four types of sanyasis-
kutichaka, bahudaka, hamsa
and paramahamsa. This is
in ascending order.
baexayn>-
k…qIckStu sNySy SvIyveZmin
inTyz> ,
i-]amaday -u<jIt SvbNxUna< g&he=wva
,
izoay}aepvIit Syat! iÇd{fI skm{flu>
,
saivÇI<k«TvavtRyet! ztk«Tvae=primtk«Tvaeva
.
Bodhayana:- Kutichaka
should take bhiksha from
his own or relatives' homes.
He shoud knot his hair
and wear one upaveetham.
He should
carry three sticks and
a water vessel. He should
recite gayathri ceaselessy.
.
jpXyaneithasEí
idnze;< nyedœbux> ,
ùTpu{frIkinly<
XyayedaTman< AVyym! .
He
should constantly engage in
prayer and meditation. He should
read and listen to the
histories of Ramayana and Mahabharatha.
He should always visualise
God's presence in his mind
and meditate on Him.
b÷dkStu
sNySy bNxupuÇaidvijRt> ,
sÝagar<
creÑE]<@kaÚ< c pirTyjet!
.
Bahuthaka should
give up his family and
relatives and take bhiksha from
other homes. He should
not go to more than
seven houses. If he gets
enough from two or three
houses he should stop with
that. The rest of his conduct
is similar to that of
the kutichaka.
iv:[u>
y}aepvIt< d{f< c vô<
jNtu invar[m! ,
tavan! pir¢h> àae>
naNyae h<s pir¢h> .
Vishnu:- Hamsa
should wear a saffron coloured
dhoti, and an upaveetham, hold
a stick and a cloth
to move out of the path
of living things. There
is no need to knot
his hair. The rest of
the conduct is similar
to that of other sanyasis.
AiÇ>-
kaEpInyugl< k<wad{f
@k> pir¢h> , yte>
prmh<sSy naixkNtu
ivxIyte , pr> prmh<sStu
tuyaROy> ïuitzasnat! ,
daNt> zaNt> sTvsm>
à[va_yas tÝr> . ïv[aidrtZzuÏ>
inidXyasn tÝr> . äü-aven
s<pUyRäüa{fmiol<
iSwt> ,
AaTmt&ÝíaTmrit> s mlaeòaZm ka<cn>
.
tTv< pdEk
baexaí iv:[uêp> Svy<sda
.
invsEÝrmh<sStuyÇ Kvaip
kw<cn .
Athri:- Paramahamsa
wears two undergarments and
an upper cloth and holds
a stick.He carries a water
vessel. He must control his
senses and meditate on
Brahman. He should always do
pranava japa [Omkara]. He
should read and listen
to vedantha studies. He
should do nidithyasam. With
the awareness that the
essential nature of things
is One, he himself is
the form of Vishnu. He
can live anywhere.
prazr>-
kam< ³aex<
twa dpR<lae-maehadyí yetaStu
dae;an! pirTyJy àeirÔai{[mRmae
-vet! .
Parashara:- He
should give up lust, anger,
arrogance, greed, and ignorance.
He should be without ego.
ya}vl!Ky>-
AXyaTmpuStk< ivàEdRÄ<g&þIt!
i-]uk> . Yagmavalkya:-
He can get books on
vedantha from householders, if
he wants.
@ka<kI
inSp&hiStón! n kenaip shavset!
,
d*aÚaray[eTyev
àit vaKy< sdayit> .
He should
always be alone. When talked
to, the proper reply should
end with Narayana. There
should be no unnecessary
talk.
Xyan<
zaEc< twa i-]a inTymekaNt<
zIlta ,
i-]aeíTvair
kmaRi[ p<cm< naepp*te .
Meditation, cleanliness,
bhiksha, and always being alone
- Paramahamsas have only these
four activities and nothing else.
k{v>-
@kraÇ< vset!
¢ame ngre p<craÇkm!
,
v;aR_yae=NyÇ v;aRsu masa<í
cturae vset! .
Kanva:- The
sanyasi can stay in a
village for one day, and
in a town for five
days. In rainy season,
he should stay in a
convenient place for four
months.
iv:[u>-
v&Ïanamatura[a< c
i-]U[a< s<gvijRna< ,
¢amevaw pure vaip vAsae
nEkÇ Ê:yit .
Vishnu:- When
the sanyasi becomes very
old or very sick, he
can stay in a village
or a town continuously. Householders
should take proper care
of them and arrange for
their bhiksha.
tSmadaTm}<
ýcRye -Uitkam> ,
Those
who have achieved soul-awareness
and those who try for
it are to be served
by householders. Such dutiful
householders will prosper in
life.