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Paramatma from which exudes the juice of extreme calmness, which has got a peaceful facial expression, which reminds one of unattachment, which is attractive of one's mind and which is highly alluring. By its very sight, adoration and serviceful devotion Atma gradually attains the state of Veetarag (Unattached).
Paramatma has no desires. But the devotees, to get absolved from the delusive illusions of the world dedicate their body, mind and money at the feet of their Lord, and prey “O Lord! By attachment to these things, my soul has become blind to realities and suffered in the past births. In spite of all this attachment there was no satiation in any birth. Now when shall I be able to give up desire, illusions, and delusions, for these trivial material things and become a veetarag (unattached) like thee i.e. free soul”.
By meditation of Veetaraga, the soul also becomes a veetaraga himself. This attribute of non-attachment is an inherent quality of a soul but it is suppressed (and therefore dormant) due to Karmas. Atma in reality has the inherent nature of Paramatma and therefore, it is that we do the Japa of ('Soham,' 'Soham') 'It is l.' 'It is l.' "O Lord ! Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
