VERSE 15

There is no Vedaantic truth he did not know. He literally wept for God, he yearned for him from the recess of his heart. Like him, we too should pine for God, cry out for Mm as our Father, Mother, and as even closer than these. If we do so, we will get enlightenment in some measure and the power to ward off desires. The state of renunciation cannot be attained merely by book learning if there is no devotion to God.

Sri Sankara bewails that men do not give up desires even when age has rendered them incapable of enjoyment.

The body has got worn out; the head has turned all grey; the mouth has lost all its teeth. The old man goes about learning on a stick; yet, he hugs to himself a bundle of desires.

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