Guest guest Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 nirAgA : Without passion The text now proceeds to reject the theory that, the differences in the mind belong to the self, and to teach that renunication is the means of overcoming the six impediments[ie desire, wrath, covetourness, bewilderment, pride and envy] Raga, desire, because she has obtainged all her desires. Or, according to the Sandilya-sUtra [i.6] `[Devotion] is longing [rAga] as it is opposed to hatred and as it is expressed [by the word] rasa [essence]." Devotion means passion [or longing for]; she is free from it [ as she herself is supreme and she has no object to long for] Or nira, water, and aga, mountain, both of them being her forms. BhAskararAya's commentary Translated into English by R. Ananthakrishna Sastry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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