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THE WAY OF LIFE
desire for renunciation in people who possess mental vision. Contemplation brings about attachments and hatred in the hearts of people who look at life from the point of view of attachment and infatuation. Chandrayash possessed intellectual vision; otherwise those incidents would not have inspired in his heart a desire for renunciation.
THE EMERGENCE OF THE EFFECT OF MERIT IS ESSENTIAL IF ONE SHOULD PURSUE THE PATH OF SALVATION
Though he had been living a life of detachment for years he had not renounced worldly life. The action of renunciation requires conducive and congenial circumstances. Such a noble action depends on convenient circumstances. Without merit convenient circumstances do not arise and a man cannot walk upon the path of renunciation. The idea is that even after the desire for renunciation appears in the heart of a man, he cannot renounce worldly life in uncongenial circumstances. You know that in his previous life Jumbokumar was Prince Shivkumar. Shivkumar had a heartfelt desire to renounce worldly life. He performed a severe penance for twelve years; yet he could not attain the path of renunciation and austerity. His mother and father prevented him from renouncing worldly life and you know that.
After the death of Manirath, Chandrayash had to carry out the duty of ruling over the country. There was no prince whom he could crown King of the country. Chandrayash had to sit on the royal throne. Though he had discarded his attachments he had to play the game of life. Now, he found convenient circumstances to pursue the path of renunciation. He had found his younger brother who could take over the responsibility of ruling over the kingdom. He had met his mother who was a Sadhvi.
He said to Namiraj, “Brother, I have no interest in this worldly life. I wish to follow the footsteps of my mother. Only in human life, one can adore and pursue the path of dharma. The endeavour for the attainment of permanent and imperish
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