Devanagari: वैराग्य ISO15919: vairāgya
The composite word vairagya is made from vigat (Devanagari: विगत ISO15919: vigata) and raga (Devanagari: राग ISO15919: rāga). The following two conditions have to be fulfilled to call it vairagya: giving up the aspiration of acquiring worldly things and renunciation of having given up those worldly things.
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There are two types of renunciation: yukta – which is accepted, phalgu – which is to be rejected. Vairagya is also one of the four compulsory qualifications a candidate for the path of jnana must have.
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