Avadhūta is a Jivanmukta who guides the seekers about the realization of the true nature of the ultimate reality (Brahman) and the Self (Atman) and guides the seeker to show the path of moksha.
Avadhuta, the one who has cast off all concerns and obligations, is the typical teacher of wisdom. He does that in a highly unconventional manner. He has no use for social etiquette; he has risen above worldly concerns. He is not bound by sanyasi dharma, either. He roams the earth freely like a child, like an intoxicated or like one possessed. He is the embodiment of detachment and spiritual wisdom.
Avadhuta Gita describes him as:~
Having renounced all, he moves about naked. He perceives the Absolute, All, within himself.
The Avadhuta never knows any mantra in Vedic meter or any Tantra. Ashtavakra Gita describes him in a similar manner:-
The sage sees no difference between happiness and misery, Man and woman, Adversity and success. Everything is seen to be the same.
The sage is not conflicted by states of stillness and thought. His mind is empty. His home is the Absolute.
Knowing for certain that all is Self, The sage has no trace of thoughts Such as “I am this” or “I am not that.”
The sage who finds stillness is neither distracted nor focused. He knows neither pleasure nor pain. Ignorance dispelled, He is free of knowing. .: ~ Santthosh Kumaar
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