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English Translation of Acharya Pujyapada swami’s Ishtopadesh – Deliberation (vivechana) and Poetic Translation by Acharya shri Vidyasagarji maharaj Utthanika (Prelude): The disciple then raises a question: “O Bhagavan! If accumulating wealth involves significant sin and causes suffering, making it condemnable, how […]

English Translation of Acharya Pujyapada swami’s Ishtopadesh – Deliberation (vivechana) and Poetic Translation by Acharya shri Vidyasagarji maharaj Utthanika (Prelude): Here, the disciple raises the question, “Why is wealth, which serves as a means to acquire merit (punya), considered contemptible or […]

English Translation of Acharya Pujyapada swami’s Ishtopadesh – Deliberation (vivechana) and Poetic Translation by Acharya shri Vidyasagarji maharaj Utthanika (Prelude): Still, the disciple asks, “O Lord! What is the reason that people fail to see even the impending calamities approaching them?” […]

English Translation of Acharya Pujyapada swami’s Ishtopadesh – Deliberation (vivechana) and Poetic Translation by Acharya shri Vidyasagarji maharaj Utthanika (Prelude): The disciple then asks, “It is truly astonishing! When wealth and material possessions are so difficult to acquire and also cause […]

English Translation of Acharya Pujyapada swami’s Ishtopadesh – Deliberation (vivechana) and Poetic Translation by Acharya shri Vidyasagarji maharaj Utthanika (Prelude): Then the disciple says, “Bhagavan! Not all worldly beings seem to be afflicted by misfortune; many appear to possess wealth and […]

English Translation of Acharya Pujyapada swami’s Ishtopadesh – Deliberation (vivechana) and Poetic Translation by Acharya shri Vidyasagarji maharaj Utthanika (Prelude): Here, the disciple asks:“Swamin! It is understood that a soul attains true happiness in liberation (moksha), but what is the harm […]