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28. 􏰀􏰁ాసకత్ి (Nirasakti)
These are the beginnings of real vairagya. The discriminative intelligence (Viveka) that everything belongs to the Divine develops into a stage of Vairagya but this does not lead to Nirvyapara or a state of no action where there is need for action. The proper attitude is to discharge the duties as the command of the Master. That is the state of King Janaka.
In one of the incidents in King Janaka’s life Ashtavakra meets him. Having heard about the disinterested state of mind of King Janaka, Ashtavakra asks him to give away his kingdom if he was really disinterested in being the King. King Janaka immediately gives away his kingdom and walks away and this was the state of disinterestedness of King Janaka.
These are the beginnings of Vairagya, developing a sense of non attachedness through disinterestedness. Non attachment arises through disinterestedness. So we are proceeding towards vairagya.
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