atha navamō’dhyāyaḥ ।

brāhmaṇaḥ uvācha ।
parigrahaḥ hi duḥkhāya yat yat priyatamaṃ nṛṇām ।
anantaṃ sukhaṃ āpnōti tat vidvān yaḥ tu akiñchanaḥ ॥ 1॥

sāmiṣaṃ kuraraṃ jaghnuḥ balinaḥ yē nirāmiṣāḥ ।
tat āmiṣaṃ parityajya saḥ sukhaṃ samavindata ॥ 2॥

na mē mānāvamānau staḥ na chintā gēhaputriṇām ।
ātmakrīḍaḥ ātmaratiḥ vicharāmi iha bālavat ॥ 3॥

dvau ēva chintayā muktau parama ānandaḥ āplutau ।
yaḥ vimugdhaḥ jaḍaḥ bālaḥ yaḥ guṇēbhyaḥ paraṃ gataḥ ॥ 4॥

kvachit kumārī tu ātmānaṃ vṛṇānān gṛhaṃ āgatān ।
svayaṃ tān arhayāmāsa kvāpi yātēṣu bandhuṣu ॥ 5॥

tēṣaṃ abhyavahārārthaṃ śālīn rahasi pārthiva ।
avaghnantyāḥ prakōṣṭhasthāḥ chakruḥ śaṅkhāḥ svanaṃ mahat ॥

6॥

sā tat jugupsitaṃ matvā mahatī vrīḍitā tataḥ ।
babhañja ēkaikaśaḥ śaṅkhān dvau dvau pāṇyōḥ aśēṣayat ॥

7॥

ubhayōḥ api abhūt ghōṣaḥ hi avaghnantyāḥ sma śaṅkhayōḥ ।
tatra api ēkaṃ nirabhidat ēkasmān na abhavat dhvaniḥ ॥ 8॥

anvaśikṣaṃ imaṃ tasyāḥ upadēśaṃ arindama ।
lōkān anucharan ētān lōkatattvavivitsayā ॥ 9॥

vāsē bahūnāṃ kalahaḥ bhavēt vārtā dvayōḥ api ।
ēkaḥ ēva charēt tasmāt kumāryāḥ iva kaṅkaṇaḥ ॥ 10॥

manaḥ ēkatra saṃyujyāt jitaśvāsaḥ jita āsanaḥ ।
vairāgyābhyāsayōgēna dhriyamāṇaṃ atandritaḥ ॥ 11॥

yasmin manaḥ labdhapadaṃ yat ētat
śanaiḥ śanaiḥ muñchati karmarēṇūn ।
sattvēna vṛddhēna rajaḥ tamaḥ cha
vidhūya nirvāṇaṃ upaiti anindhanam ॥ 12॥

tat ēvaṃ ātmani avaruddhachittaḥ
na vēda kiñchit bahiḥ antaraṃ vā ।
yathā iṣukāraḥ nṛpatiṃ vrajantam
iṣau gatātmā na dadarśa pārśvē ॥ 13॥

ēkachāryanikētaḥ syāt apramattaḥ guhāśayaḥ ।
alakṣyamāṇaḥ āchāraiḥ muniḥ ēkaḥ alpabhāṣaṇaḥ ॥ 14॥

gṛhārambhaḥ atiduḥkhāya viphalaḥ cha adhruvātmanaḥ ।
sarpaḥ parakṛtaṃ vēśma praviśya sukhaṃ ēdhatē ॥ 15॥

ēkō nārāyaṇō dēvaḥ pūrvasṛṣṭaṃ svamāyayā ।
saṃhṛtya kālakalayā kalpānta idamīśvaraḥ ॥ 16॥

ēka ēvādvitīyō’bhūdātmādhārō’khilāśrayaḥ ।
kālēnātmānubhāvēna sāmyaṃ nītāsu śaktiṣu ।
sattvādiṣvādipuēruṣaḥ pradhānapuruṣēśvaraḥ ॥ 17॥

parāvarāṇāṃ parama āstē kaivalyasañjñitaḥ ।
kēvalānubhavānandasandōhō nirupādhikaḥ ॥ 18॥

kēvalātmānubhāvēna svamāyāṃ triguṇātmikām ।
saṅkṣōbhayansṛjatyādau tayā sūtramarindama ॥ 19॥

tāmāhustriguṇavyaktiṃ sṛjantīṃ viśvatōmukham ।
yasminprōtamidaṃ viśvaṃ yēna saṃsaratē pumān ॥ 20॥

yathā ūrṇanābhiḥ hṛdayāt ūrṇāṃ santatya vaktrataḥ ।
tayā vihṛtya bhūyastāṃ grasati ēvaṃ mahēśvaraḥ ॥ 21॥

yatra yatra manaḥ dēhī dhārayēt sakalaṃ dhiyā ।
snēhāt dvēṣāt bhayāt vā api yāti tat tat sarūpatām ॥ 22॥

kīṭaḥ pēśaskṛtaṃ dhyāyan kuḍyāṃ tēna pravēśitaḥ ।
yāti tat ssatmatāṃ rājan pūrvarūpaṃ asantyajan ॥ 23॥

ēvaṃ gurubhyaḥ ētēbhyaḥ ēṣa mē śikṣitā matiḥ ।
svātmā upaśikṣitāṃ buddhiṃ śruṇu mē vadataḥ prabhō ॥ 24॥

dēhaḥ guruḥ mama viraktivivēkahētuḥ
bibhrat sma sattvanidhanaṃ satata artyut arkam ।
tattvāni anēna vimṛśāmi yathā tathā api
pārakyaṃ iti avasitaḥ vicharāmi asaṅgaḥ ॥ 25॥

jāyātmajārthapaśubhṛtyagṛhāptavargān
puṣṇāti yat priyachikīrṣayā vitanvan ॥

svāntē sakṛchChraṃ avaruddhadhanaḥ saḥ dēhaḥ
sṛṣṭvā asya bījaṃ avasīdati vṛkṣadharmā ॥ 26॥

jihvā ēkataḥ amuṃ avakarṣati karhi tarṣā
śiśnaḥ anyataḥ tvak udaraṃ śravaṇaṃ kutaśchit ।
grāṇaḥ anyataḥ chapaladṛk kva cha karmaśaktiḥ
bahvyaḥ sapatnyaḥ iva gēhapatiṃ lunanti ॥ 27॥

sṛṣṭvā purāṇi vividhāni ajayā ātmaśaktyā
vṛkṣān sarīsṛpapaśūnkhagadaṃśamatsyān ।
taiḥ taiḥ atuṣṭahṛdayaḥ puruṣaṃ vidhāya
brahmāvalōkadhiṣaṇaṃ mudamāpa dēvaḥ ॥ 28॥

labdhvā sudurlabhaṃ idaṃ bahusambhavāntē
mānuṣyamarthadamanityamapīha dhīraḥ ।
tūrṇaṃ yatēta na patēt anumṛtyuḥ yāvat
niḥśrēyasāya viṣayaḥ khalu sarvataḥ syāt ॥ 29॥

ēvaṃ sañjātavairāgyaḥ vijñānalōka ātmani ।
vicharāmi mahīṃ ētāṃ muktasaṅgaḥ anahaṅkṛtiḥ ॥ 30॥

na hi ēkasmāt gurōḥ jñānaṃ susthiraṃ syāt supuṣkalam ।
brahma ētat advitīyaṃ vai gīyatē bahudhā ṛṣibhiḥ ॥ 31॥

śrībhagavānuvācha ।
ityuktvā sa yaduṃ viprastamāmantraya gabhīradhīḥ ।
vanditō।ābhyarthitō rājñā yayau prītō yathāgatam ॥ 32॥

avadhūtavachaḥ śrutvā pūrvēṣāṃ naḥ sa pūrvajaḥ ।
sarvasaṅgavinirmuktaḥ samachittō babhūva ha ॥ 33॥

(iti avadhūtagītam ।)

iti śrīmadbhāgavatē mahāpurāṇē pāramahaṃsyāṃ
saṃhitāyāmēkādaśaskandhē bhagavaduddhavasaṃvādē
navamō’dhyāyaḥ ॥