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VAIRAAGYA S`ATAKAM HUNDRED VERSES CODE OF RENUNCIATION CONTENTS
CHAPTER	CHAPTER NAME IN ENGLISH	BRIEF OUTLINE
CHAPTER 1: PRAARTHANA	CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTORY PRAYER
CHAPTER 2: TRUSHN`AA DUUSHAN`AM	CHAPTER 2. CONDEMNATION OF LUST	The poet is extremely critical about his surrender to desires.
CHAPTER 3. VISHAYA PARITYAAGA VID`AMBANAMU	CHAPTER 3: DELINEATION OF RELINQUISHMENT OF SENSUAL PLEASURES	The poet extols the virtues of renunciation and laments about his own weaknesses
CHAPTER 4: YACGNAA (YACHANA KHAND`ANAM)	CHAPTER 4: CONDEMNATION OF BEGGING	The poet is extremely critical about begging for money at the doorsteps of stingy barons. At the same time he extols the virtues of bhikshaas`anam (Food obtained by begging for alms).
CHAPTER 5: BHOOGAASTHIRATA VARN`ANAM	CHAPTER 5: DEPICTION OF TRANSIENCE OF LUXURIES	The poet is extremely vexed and concerned with the transience of luxuries and cautions humans to be wary.
CHAPTER 6: KAALA MAHIMAA VARN`ANAM	CHAPTER 6: GREATNESS OF FATE	The poet is astonished by the absolute control of Fate on a person's behaviour and life.
CHAPTER 7: YATI NRUPATI SAMVAADAM	CHAPTER 7: ASCETIC VS KING DEBATE	The poet compares himself with arrogant rulers and condemns their greed and condescending behaviour
CHAPTER 8: MANAS SAMBOODHANA NIYAMANAM	CHAPTER 8: ADDRESSING AND REGULATING MIND	The poet introverts and addresses his mind on the vagaries of pleasures and to discipline it.
CHAPTER 9: NITYA ANITYA VASTU VICAARAM	CHAPTER 9: ETERNAL TRANSIENT ENQUIRY	The poet makes a critical comparison of what is eternal and what is ephemeral.
CHAPTER 10: S`IVAARCANAM	CHAPTER 10: WORSHIP OF SIVA (S`iva)	The poet longs for worship of S`iva. Though he uses the word 'S`iva, the word God can be applied to Gods of all religions.
CHAPTER 11: AVADHUUTA CARYA	CHAPTER 11: ACTIONS OF AN ASCETIC	The poet discusses the actions of an ascetic and wants to be in Union with the Supreme Spirit. In the last verse, he bids farewell to the five elements. This is a masterpiece of example of a decent death.