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અધ્યાત્મતત્તાલોક.
I love The vow of celibacy, which in the foregoing exposition is said to refer to men, will be found equally applicable to women themselves if they think over their own condition. ( 57 ) આ બ્રહ્મચર્યને ઉપદેશ સ્ત્રીઓ પ્રત્યે ઉતારે છે–
જે આ બ્રહ્મચર્યને ઉપદેશ પુરૂષો પ્રત્યે કર્યો, સ્ત્રીવર્ગ પણ તે ઉપદેશને પિતાની સ્થિતિ ઉપર લક્ષ્ય બાંધી તાત્પર્યથી ગ્રહણ કરી 213 AH 9. "-400
अपरिग्रहः
अथ अपरिग्रहत्वव्रतावसरःपरिग्रहाद् मूर्च्छति, मूर्च्छनाच कर्मप्रबन्धा इति सम्प्रवीक्ष्य । परिग्रहं सर्वमपि त्यजन्ति द्रव्यादिरूपं मुनयोऽपसङ्गाः ॥ ५८ ॥
Because of covetousness, illusory attachment creeps on a being and illusion forges the bonds of action (Karma); seeing this the sages being disattached, do not covet money and other worldly objects. ( 58 )
Parigraha means desire of possession of property through mind, speech and body.
An aspirant after Yoga should be free from the desire of possession of property, etc.. A Sādbu does not own any property in the legal sense. He does not possess his clothings given to him as owning them. A layman should limit his possessions of property, wealth, land, etc..
Desire is the root-spring of all evils. It is the source of all troubles and difficulties. Desire for riches impels human beings to adopt most abominable
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