The message of The Avadhoot Gita of Dattatraya: Song of the Unborn is timeless. The poem elucidates the universal Self, indestructible, immortal and free from the duality of bondage and attachment, knowledge and ignorance, Seegla Brecher’s lyrical translation conveys the direct experience of “the Unborn”- the liberated one. Readers of philosophy and poetry will appreciate the deep, meditative exploration in this 9th –century Advaita Vedanta text. The comprehensive Sanskrit-English word-for-word translation is an invaluable resource for scholars and students of Sanskrit literature.