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SHAANT SUDHAARAS
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अनशनमूनोदरतां वृत्ति-ह्रासं रसपरिहारम् ।
भज! सांलीन्यं कायक्लेशम्, तप इति बाह्यमुदारम् ||४|| विभा०
9.2.5 Anshan (complete abstinence from food). Unodari ( eating less than our hunger), Vrutti-sankshep (limiting number of food items),
Ras-tyag (refraining from tasty food items), Sanleenta (Controlling senses) and Kayaklesh (bodily endurance) are the 6 types of external austerities.
प्रायश्चित्तं वैयावृत्यं, स्वाध्यायं विनयं च ।
कायोत्सर्गं शुभध्यानं आभ्यन्तरमिदमं च || ५ || विभा०
9.2.6 Prayaschit (confession of Sins), Vinay (humility), Vaiyavachch (serving others), Svadhyay (spiritual study), Kayotsarg (Chanting in a fixed posture) & Dhyan (meditation) are the 6 types of internal austerities.
शमयति तापं गमयति पापं, रमयति मानसहंसम् ।
हरति विमोहं दूरारोहं, तप इति विगताशंसम् ||६||
9.2.7 Through austerities, the fire of grief extinguishes and our sins vanish. Our minds becomes joyful & overcome attachments. The only clause is that the austerity should be practised without any selfish motives.
संयमकमलाकार्मणमुज्ज्वल- शिवसुखसत्यङ्कारम् । चिन्तितचिन्तामणिमाराधय तप इह वारंवारम् ||७|| विभा०
9.2.8 Austerities help beings to stay sober & promise them pure happiness of moksh. Austerities are like precious wish-fulfilling gems, so we should continuously practise them.
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