gita-begin

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इन्द्रियार्थेषु वैराग्यम् अनहंकार एव च ।
जन्म मृत्यु जरा व्याधि दुःख दोषानुदर्शनम् ॥ ८ ॥


indriyArtheSu vairAgyam anahaMkAra eva ca |
janma mRtyu jarA vyAdhi duHkha doSAnudarzanam || 8 ||

वैराग्यम् [vairAgyam] Without indulging the desire इन्द्रियार्थेषु [indriyArtheSu] for the enjoyment of our organs, अनहंकार [anahaMkAra] without the misconception that the body is the Self, अनुदर्शनम् [anudarzanam] considering दुःख दोष [duHkha doSa] that flaws and sorrows जन्म मृत्यु जरा व्याधि [janma mRtyu jarA vyAdhi] such as birth, death, old age and disease are inevitable consequences of the body.

Considering that the enjoyment of our organs is unrelated to the realization of the Self; that it is tainted with flaws, staying away from them;

Without the misconception that the body is the Self – not only the body, this applies to any other entity that can be confused with the Self;

Events that cause sorrow - such as death and disease - are inevitable as long as we are associated with our body.