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Hari Om !!
Dhanyashtakam Day 03/08 by Swami Aparajitananda, Chinmaya Mission Chicago-Yamunotri.

Pujya Swamiji reminds us that in the previous stanza, we gained an understanding of our negativities. The next stanza delves deeper, explaining where these negativities reside, how they affect us, and how we can overcome them:
त्यक्त्वा गृहे रतिमधोगतिहेतुभूताम्
आत्मेच्छयोपनिषदर्थरसं पिबन्तः।
वीतस्पृहा विषयभोगपदे विरक्ता
धन्याश्चरन्ति विजनेषु विरक्तसङ्गाः॥ ३॥
Pujya Swamiji elaborates on the purpose of gṛhastha āśrama and how it can serve as a means to evolve spiritually. The primary goal of gṛhastha āśrama is to recognize the six limitations outlined by Ādi Śaṅkarācārya in Bhaja Govindam. Understanding these limitations helps us appreciate the value of spirituality:
1. Limitation of knowledge
2. Limitation of worldly wealth
3. Limitation of worldly pleasure
4. Limitation of worldly existence
5. Limitation of worldly love
6. Limitation of worldly relationships
Pujya Swamiji offers a simple test to assess whether our attachment to the world is healthy:
Can we consciously engage with, and then consciously withdraw our minds from, any person, object, or situation?
Spirituality is not about abandoning the world and retreating into solitude. Instead, it is about living in the world while maintaining an inner sense of solitude.
In the next verse, Ādi Śaṅkarācārya continues to highlight potential obstacles we may encounter on our spiritual journey.