Book Title: Atma Shatakam Or Nirvan Shatakam
Author(s): Shankaracharya
Publisher: B L Institute

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________________ 5 6 7 : 8: nunciation, as well as after his gaining Omniscience), you are completely detached. This quality is described by a beautiful word Rati Samadhi ( 214 21 mar समाधि ... The Lord realises that these pleasureables objects have to be indulged in because of the result of his previous Karmas. Realising this, though he partakes of them, he remains totally detached (mentally)) Oh You who are the very image of detachment! You who are forever and totally free from the attachments to the five kinds of sense objects, when you take the path of renunciation.... you are completely absorbed in the thought that indulgence in the sense objects is the prime cause of unhappiness (2).... and so have a very high order of detachment towards them. Oh You who are the ocean of detachment! After renunciation you are completely detached and unconcerned (Tezzer) with happiness, unhappiness, worldly bondage or Liberation. This too is detachment of the highest order. Is there any phase of your life where you are not detached? Oh Veetrag, many others have given up the worldly life. (here said to remain in detachment 2122) because OS either of unhappiness (), or because of some intense desire (eff) for something wordly. It is only in you that true detachment (through the ..9

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