Rajgeeta English Translation and Comentry on Atmasiddhi Shastra

Author(s): Shrimad Rajchandra, Manu Doshi
Publisher: Shrimad Rajchandra Mission

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Räjgeetä
Kashäys since the time immemorial. They can, however, be calmed down by cultivating the opposite attributes. For instance, anger can be pacified by forgiving, ego by modesty, deception by straightforwardness, and greed by contentment. Such calming down of Kashäys is called Sham.
Samveg: The worldly life is beset with longings, desires, and aspirations. Every one harbors various types of longings, desires etc. If any of them remains unfulfilled, the soul will have to take new birth in a place where its desires are likely to be fulfilled. The life cycle thus continues as long as one harbors any desire. The soul has to continue wandering until it gives up all worldly desires and aspires only for liberation. Such exclusive aspiration for liberation is called Samveg.
Nirved: The worldly soul has always remained attached to sense objects and has been trying to get happiness by fancying pleasure therein. It has never realized that lifeless objects have no capability to provide happiness. Attachment to the worldly objects can be relinquished at ease, when one realizes that the worldly life is beset with misery. Thereby he loses interest in seeking the worldly comforts and sensual pleasures. In other words, one gets disaffected of the worldly life. Such disaffection is called Nirved.
Anukampa: During its wandering since the time immemorial the worldly soul has thought of its own comforts and happiness, and for maintaining the same it has not hesitated even from hurting other living beings. When one turns introvert, he makes out that every being wants to live happily and does not like to be disturbed in its quest for happiness. Thereby one feels that he should
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