From Muraganar's Garland of Guru's Sayings. Prof Swaminathan Translation cont'd

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Since only the old vasanas*

should be deemed

the real bondage,

they deserve destruction.

 

The great ones

who have destroyed the mind,

the home of all vasanas,

may guiltless live

the life appropriate

Varna** or asrama***

 

*mental habits, latent tenedncies,subtle desires to repeat an action

** colour, form, quality, a caste in Aryan civilisation.

*** stage of life. a place where sanyasins and sages live.