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In the commentary (Niryukti) the term lok has been categorized into eight types-naam (nomenclature), sthapana (existence or basis), dravya (matter), kshetra (area or place), bhaav (attitude or feeling), bhav (reincarnation) and paryaya (alternatives or transformations). This chapter is about 'bhaav lok' or the world of feelings or attitudes. Therefore it is mentioned—“The world of attitudes is the aggregate of passions like anger, conceit, illusion and greed. Here the conquest over that is discussed." (175) This is because the seeker who conquers this world of passions is free of lust or indulgences, and—“One who is free of indulgences soon gets liberated." (177)
In brief, it may be said that whereas the theme of the first chapter is ahimsa, the theme of the second chapter is stress on nonpossession or detachment.
The topics discussed in the six lessons of this chapter are as follows (according to verse 172 of Niryukti)
1. Not to have fondness for relatives and others. 2. To abandon apathy for and laxity in discipline. 3. To be free of superiority complex of higher caste and
inferiority complex of lower caste. 4. To avoid craving for mundane pleasures. 5. To move with care in this world in order to make the path of
discipline free of hurdles. 6. To move avoiding fondness in everything.
लोक-विजय : द्वितीय अध्ययन
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Lok Vijaya : Second Chapter
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