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Lépa Śrésthi again asked Sramaņa Bhagavåna Mahāvira, saying: - Bhagavan ! In which of the three varieties of persons with Vairāgya, is Bhāvā Adhyatma to be found ?
Bhagavāna :-0 Śresthin ! In some variety of Vairāgya, there is a preponderence of passions, and in another, there is a preponderence of virtuous qualities. The Vairāgya with a preponderence of passions is of an inferior nature, while the one with excellent virtuous qualities is of a superior type In the first variety, the Vairāgya is caused by the yon acquisition of a desi red object and it is of an inferior variety associated with sinful notions of Mithy: tva (False Belief). Dunklia-garbhita Vairágya and Moha-garbhita Vairāgya are included in this variety of Adhyātma. The other variety of Vairāgya results froin the presence of virtuous qualities. Jnāna garbhita Vairägya results in a superior variety of Adhyātma,
The bodies of yogins (devotees of yoga) are sweet-smelling from the fragrance of their excellent virtuous qualities, and, therefore, they are not delighted with such fragrant substances like musk, white sandal wood, flowers of Malatî (Jasmine flowers) etc. They are rejoiced with the presence of excellent virtuous qualities, and they remain contented with the pleasure derived from such associations They are not influenced even by a long contact with the turbulent waves of wordly passions. They do not abandon the fragrance of virtuous qualities and they do not desire worldly pleasures. Other sweet juices do not influence wise persons who drink the nectar of Adhyatma, and these wise persons do not at all desire them. Their mind remains perfectly absorbed in the Jnana-garbhita Vairāgya (disgust towards wordly pleasures caused by Right Kuowledge), Wise men with a disgust towards wordly pleasures do not take delight in sensual pleasures of this worid, and they, being accustomed to the happiness of Eternal Bliss, do not at all aspire even for the pleasures of celestial life. Tliese fortunate persons witii a disguist towards wordly pleasures, generally acquire Vipula-mati and other Land
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