Sanskrit · noun · Spirit & the Divine

Bairag

बैराग

said bai-RAAG

also written: vairag, vairagya

Meaning

Dispassion, renunciation, the turning of the heart from the world.

Literally: from Skt vairagya

Related words

A Hindu ascetic who has renounced worldly attachments, especially a Vaishnava mendicant.

A yogi or wandering Hindu ascetic devoted to spiritual discipline.