Vachanamrut Essence
Vartāl-17
- The means to develop an aversion to the panchvishays:
- Realising the miseries in the panchvishays and developing firm vairāgya toward them.
- Knowing the misery one will suffer by indulging in the panchvishays.
- Knowing the redemptive virtues of God.
- Characteristics of one who has conquered his indriyas:
- He bears an extreme aversion toward the panchvishays.
- He spends his life in offering the nine types of bhakti to God.
- A renunciant who follows the path of pravrutti:
- Should abide by the niyams given by God.
- Should abandon the vices such as lust, anger, etc.
- Should consider only the service and pravrutti related to God and His devotees are a form of bhakti.
- He is greater than a renunciant who only possesses ātmā-realisation.
- He becomes worthy or earning God’s grace.