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RENUNCIATION
The state of Vairagya varies according to the state of progress of the sadhaka. The dependency of the Devotee on God, which usually starts with some problem or the other purely for gaining some relief, develops into Vairagya of the initial type. If the problem gets solved usually the devotion abates, however if the desires entertained are many, it is greed that makes one stick to God. This is neither wisdom nor renunciation in any sense of the term. This is the state in which most of the devotees languish. Their faith in God is actually one of Artharthi or Kamarthi.
They however move on to the stage of Dharmarthi, that is, one seeking righteous order in life. For this they try to share whatever is given by God to them to some extent and this goes by the name of charity and the result is Punya which ensures more success in life now or in a later life. These are the devotees of the next stage.
The need for spiritual improvement in life, a life that is dedicated to the Divine, however is something they neither aspire for nor interested in. This stage
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