For Eternal Beginners
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.