Uprati: Vairagyashatakam ke Pariprekshya mein

Bhartṛhari’s Vairāgya-śatakam is regarded as his masterpiece in which he portrays worldly pleasure as the greatest misery and complete dispassion (vairāgya) as the only path to liberation. Through a hundred profound verses he exposes the futility of worldly life the dangers of desire the impermanence of enjoyments the degrading nature of dependence and the relentless power of time while urging control of the mind discrimination between the eternal and the transient and ultimate surrender to Lord Shiva for freedom from bondage. The work vividly depicts that mature stage of life when one fully disillusioned with worldly attachments embraces renunciation. Tradition further holds that Bhartṛhari author of the celebrated grammatical treatise Vākyapadīya was a direct disciple of Guru Gorakhnāth attained mastery in yoga under him and finally cast off his body to depart for the divine realm.Dr. Sudhir Kumar is a devoted scholar of Sanskrit literature and philosophy currently serving as Assistant Professor in the Sanskrit Department at Pt. Mahadev Shukla Krishak P.G. College Gaur Basti (U.P.). He earned his Ph.D. in 2020 and is widely recognized for his book Uprati: In the Perspective of Vairāgya-śatakam which explores the spiritual depth of Bharṭṛhari’s Vairāgya-śatakam in a contemporary context. With over ten research papers published nationally and internationally he continues to enrich Sanskrit studies while inspiring students and readers to reflect on detachment impermanence and the path to spiritual liberation.