Prasamrati Prakarana

Author(s): Umaswati, Umaswami, Mahesh Bhogilal, V M Kulkarni
Publisher: Nita M Bhogilal & Others

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Praśamarati
preachings which are pregnant with great meaning.
14. Just as fault of repetition is not ascribed to chanting the same Mantra again and again, to remove the poison (from one who has got it); similarly there is nothing wrong, in repeating the preachings, which are full of great and latent meanings, and which are an antidote to the poison of passions (Räga-vișa).
15. Just as people engage themselves in the same activities again and again, for the sake of their livelihood, similarly in order to contain oneself in the state of true non-attachment (Vairāgya), one should constantly and repeatedly ponder over these meaningful preachings.
16. From whichever Bhāva i.e. thoughts and objects non-attachment (Vairāgya) becomes firm and everlasting, repeated attempts should be made in the study, by thoughts, words and actions, of those same Bhāvas.
17. Vairāgya (non-attachment) is known by these synonyms: Mādhyasthya (neither Rāga nor Dveșa, in one's activities). Vairāgya (complete absence of Rāga and Dveșa), Virāgatā (attachmentlessness), śānti (when Räga and Dveșa are not active, Upaśama, Praśama (partial and complete suppression (resp.) of Räga and Dveșa), Doșa-kṣaya (complete destruction of all defects i.e. Rāga and Dveșa) and Kaşāya-Vijaya (victory over Kaşāya i.e. the "great defects” of anger, pride, treachery and greed).
18. Rāga (attachment) is known by these synonyms : Icchā (wishes) Mūrcchā (greed), Kāma (attraction towards the pleasurable), Sneha (special love and affection), Gārdhya (constant acquisitiveness), Mamatva (the sense of “I” and “Mine".) Abhinandana (satisfaction in worldly success), and Abhilāşa (desire and longing).
19. Dvesa (aversion) is known by these synonyms : Īrșyā (envy) Roşa (anger), Doșa (vice/fault), Dveșa (dislike), parivāda (to pu