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Bhaja Govindam
भज गोविन्दम्
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सुरमन्दिरतरुमूलनिवासः शय्या भूतलमजिनं वासः । सर्वपरिग्रहभोगत्यागः कस्य सुखं न करोति विरागः ॥१८॥
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Word breakdown
- सुरमन्दिरतरुमूलनिवासः
- Dwelling at the root of trees at temple sites,
- शय्या भूतलमजिनं वासः ।
- bed on the bare earth, deerskin for garment,
- सर्वपरिग्रहभोगत्यागः
- renouncing all possessions and enjoyments,
- कस्य सुखं न करोति विरागः ॥१८॥
- whose happiness does dispassion not bring?
Simplicity and letting go are praised for the happiness of dispassion. True vairagya frees the mind from the anxiety of acquisition and opens the heart to inner joy.
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