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Chapter I
THE AUSPICIOUS
The word meaning of 'auspicious' (Mangala) is "मं - पापम्, अशुभम् गल्पयति इति मङ्गलम् " i. e. that which destroys all sinful and inauspicious activities is called auspicious.
In this mundane world wealth, fortune, status, worldly pleasures, etc. are considered to be auspicious but truly speaking they are unable to deliver true happiness and supreme bliss. True happiness is that which is eternal, unchangeable and not bound by space-time limitations. Such spiritual bliss is foremost amongst all that is auspicious. Study of the auspicious inspires one to rekindle his inner strength and make him enlightened.
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