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## Shri Sutra Kritanga Sutra - Translation
**O Father!** Go home once and then return. By doing so, you will not become an Ashraman (non-ascetic) - your Shramanya (asceticism) will not be lost. Again, who can stop you there, while performing your endeavors with a detached mind, without any desire or attachment in the house?
**Commentary:** 'Tat' (Father)! Having gone to the house and seen your family, you return, and by this mere act of going home, you will not become an Ashraman. 'Akamagan' (without desire) - without desire for household affairs, 'Parakraman' (performing endeavors) - performing your intended actions, who is worthy to stop you, to forbid you? Or, in old age, when your desires are gone, who can stop you when you are engaged in the practice of self-restraint?
**Meaning of Commentary:** O Father! Go home, see your family, and then return. By merely going home, you will not become devoid of Shramanya - your virtue will not be lost by simply doing that. Who can stop you while being engaged in household affairs - the duties of a householder - without desire, without attachment, and according to your own intentions? Or, when old age arrives, and your desires are gone, who can stop you when you are striving with vigor in the practice of self-restraint?
**Whatever debt you have, Father, we have settled it all. We will give you the gold you need for your transactions.**
**Commentary:** Further, 'Tat' (Father)! Whatever debt you had, we have divided it equally and 'Samikritam' (settled) it. If it was a heavy debt, we have 'Samikritam' (settled) it - arranged for it to be easily paid. Whatever 'Hiranyam' (gold) - wealth - is used in transactions, etc., or in any other way, we will give it to you. Do not be afraid of being poor.
**Meaning of Commentary:** O Father! We have settled the debt you had - we have divided it equally among ourselves and arranged for it. Or, we have made the heavy debt you had easy to pay. From now on, we will give you whatever money you need for your personal needs, business, and other activities. Therefore, never fear in your mind that you are poor. Concluding the topic, we say further:
**Those who are bound by desires, do not find peace, they are not free from attachment, they are born of worldly desires. Therefore, abandon the house.**
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