Shloka 25
कालनियमः शोकशमनं च
Kāla as Regulator; Pacification of Grief
यज्ञाय सृष्टानि धनानि धात्रा यज्ञाय सृष्ट: पुरुषो रक्षिता च । तस्मात् सर्व यज्ञ एवोपयोज्यं धनं न कामाय हित॑ प्रशस्तम्
yajñāya sṛṣṭāni dhanāni dhātrā yajñāya sṛṣṭaḥ puruṣo rakṣitā ca | tasmāt sarvaṁ yajña evopayojyaṁ dhanaṁ na kāmāya hitaṁ praśastam ||
বৈশম্পায়নে ক’লে—ধাতাই যজ্ঞৰ কাৰণেই ধন সৃষ্টি কৰিছে, আৰু যজ্ঞৰ কাৰণেই মানুহক তাৰ ৰক্ষক কৰি সৃষ্টি কৰিছে। সেয়ে সকলো ধন যজ্ঞ আৰু পবিত্ৰ কৰ্তব্যত নিয়োজিত কৰা উচিত; কেৱল ভোগৰ বাবে ধনৰ ব্যৱহাৰ ন হিতকৰ, ন প্ৰশংসনীয়।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Wealth is presented as divinely intended for yajña—i.e., sacred duty, offering, and welfare-oriented action—rather than for private indulgence; ethical use of resources is measured by dharmic purpose, not by pleasure.
In the didactic discourse of the Śānti Parva, Vaiśampāyana reports a teaching that frames human life as stewardship: the Creator makes wealth and appoints humans as its protectors so that it may be directed toward sacrificial and righteous works.