phalgu vairagya | फल्गु वैराग्य
Phalgu vairagya (Devanagari: फल्गु वैराग्य ISO15919: phalgu vairāgya) means false renunciation.
The word phalgu means false. The phrase phalgu vairagya comes from the fact that Phalgu river - in the holy city of Gaya in Bihar, India, runs dry on the surface. Yet, if you dig a little, you can see the water.
Similarly, one might live like a hermit in a forest away from all worldly pleasures. Yet, mentally the person might be thinking about his loved ones, plush bed to sleep on, yummy food to eat, silken clothes to wear. Such external giving up of worldly pleasures is false renunciation.
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