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Chapter 7 Atma-Siddhi
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As a poet, Rajchandra translated several classical religious works into Gujarati in verse form. One of these works was Atma-Siddhi,' composed in 1895-96 six years before the death of the poet at the young age of 32. The work contains 142 verses, which can be separated into 18 parts according to the themes as follows: Part Verses Subject Matter
Salutation to True Teacher
Obstacles to Soul Liberation 9-22 Necessity of A True Teacher 23-32 Non-Seeker of Soul 33-35 Soul-Seeker 36-41 Liberation Path 42-44 Six Padas (Spiritual Steps) 45-59 Does Soul Exist? 60-70 Is Soul Ever-Present? 71-78 Is Soul Doer?
79-86 Is Soul Enjoyer? 12 87-91 Is There Liberation?
92-107 Is There A Way for Liberation? 14 108-118 Right Belief, Right Conduct, and Liberation 15 119-123 Enlightened Disciple 16 124-127 Gratefulness of Disciple 17 128-141 Summary Conclusions 18 142 Final Salutation
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The Text
Here are the Gujarati and Sanskrit verses and their English
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