“ thyagena eka amrutatwam”.

[Guest guest]

Dear Sri Mani Ji,

 

Namaste.

 

> The Sruti Says “ thyagena eka amrutatwam”.

> Thyaga of what? Naturally it must  be thyaga of that which comes in the way of

amrutatwam. What is that?

> What exactly is hinted by Amrutatwam or immortality in this context?

 

The answer is in the first line of the same sruti text. It says: na

karmaNa, na prajayaa, (na) dhanena. So, karma (kamya karma, for

enjoying this world or the hereafter), prajaa (or kaama), and dhanam

(wealth) are to be renounced. They are also known as lokeshana,

putreshana and vitteshana in Brahadaranya Upanishad.

 

With regards,

Anupam.