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== Meaning == | == 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. According to Anandamurti, human beings must continue their efforts to attain artha if they have not yet attained [[Paramartha]].<ref name="Yatamána – 2" /> | |||
The word artha also means "meaning", because knowing the meaning of something helps to eliminate the root of suffering.<ref name="Verse, Mythology, History and Itihása" /> In the Sanskrit sentence "Itihásati iti arthá itihása", "arha" means meaning.<ref name="Verse, Mythology, History and Itihása">{{cite book|title=A Few Problems Solved Part 3|chapter=Verse, Mythology, History and Itihása|author=Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar}}</ref> | The word artha also means "meaning", because knowing the meaning of something helps to eliminate the root of suffering.<ref name="Verse, Mythology, History and Itihása" /> In the Sanskrit sentence "Itihásati iti arthá itihása", "arha" means meaning.<ref name="Verse, Mythology, History and Itihása">{{cite book|title=A Few Problems Solved Part 3|chapter=Verse, Mythology, History and Itihása|author=Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar}}</ref> | ||
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In the psychic sphere, too, people suffer much pain, for example at the death of a beloved one. Even those people who have no problems of food, clothing, accommodation or education or medical care, also bitterly weep at the loss of their near and dear ones. This is psychic affliction.<br/> | In the psychic sphere, too, people suffer much pain, for example at the death of a beloved one. Even those people who have no problems of food, clothing, accommodation or education or medical care, also bitterly weep at the loss of their near and dear ones. This is psychic affliction.<br/> | ||
Then there is spiritual affliction. “[[Parama Purusa]] is mine, and I am His – this I realize. Yet I cannot make Him exclusively my own at all times.” This affliction of not attaining Parama Purusa as close as one desires, is spiritual affliction.</blockquote> | Then there is spiritual affliction. “[[Parama Purusa]] is mine, and I am His – this I realize. Yet I cannot make Him exclusively my own at all times.” This affliction of not attaining Parama Purusa as close as one desires, is spiritual affliction.</blockquote> | ||
== Second varga == | |||
Artha is the second of the four [[varga]]s.<ref name="The Four Vargas and Devotion">{{cite book|title=Ánanda Vacanámrtam Part 6|chapter=The Four Vargas and Devotion|author=Shrii Shrii Anandamurti}}</ref> Initially, artha (here "artha" means "wealth" or "prosperity") is the second most important reason of a person's devotion. Anandamurti says, many people worship various deities in pursuit of artha (mundane wealth).<ref name="The Expansion of the Microcosm">{{cite book|title=Subháśita Saḿgraha Part 5|chapter=The Expansion of the Microcosm|author=Shrii Shrii Anandamurti}}</ref> | |||
== Paramartha == | == Paramartha == | ||