Yajnavalkya

The Yajnavalkya Upanishad describes the status of a sannyasi and the behaviour expected of him when he takes up the monastic life after renouncing all material and social ties. It is a short text, and is notable for being similar in its first three parts to the more ancient sannyasa text and the influential Jabala Upanishad. Later additions to the text are also notable for referencing and extensively quoting the 2nd millennium BCE text Yoga Vasistha, as well as some quotations from the Suta Samhita of the Skanda Purana and the 14th-century Vidyaranya's Panchadi. In the final verses, the Upanishad emphasises that the sannyasi should strive to perfect his inner nature, such as renouncing anger. The text questions, "If you are angry at the wrongdoer, why are you not angry at anger?" One should renounce all anger, as it is against one's Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha. Yajnavalkya Upanishad states that every time someone gets angry, one must pay tribute to it by introspecting, as it reveals a person's inner flaws.

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