40th Sutra Chapter 2

Purity and cleanliness guides us to protect and maintain our body like a temple, for the soul to reside within.

 

We learn to see and appreciate the Cosmic beauty, rather than the cosmetic beauty, in ourselves as well as others.

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शौचात् स्वाङ्गजुगुप्सा परैरसंसर्गः //2.40//

shauchat svanggajugupsa parairasansargah//2.40//

·       shauchat - cleanliness

·       sva-angga - one's own body

·       jugupsa - aversion, gaurd, protect

·       parair - and with that of others

·       asansargah - cessation of physical contact.

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