Artha
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Short description | Anything that gives temporary relief from suffering |
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Artha (Bengali: অর্থ, Devanagari: अर्थ) is anything that gives temporary relief from suffering. In general, the word "Artha" means "wealth" or "money".[1] It also means "meaning" or "significance".[2][3]
Meaning
Anything that gives temporary liberation from suffering or bondages is called Artha. Bondages such as the necessity for food, water, clothes, accommodation, medical treatment, etc. are related to this world and are physical in nature. Anything that gives temporary relief from these bondages are called Artha. As mostly money or wealth is required to collect things like food, clothes, accommodation etc, in general "artha" means money or wealth.[3]
According to Anandamurti, human beings must continue their efforts to attain artha if they have not yet attained Paramartha.[3]