Shloka 2
Kāma–Mamatā–Upadeśa
Discourse on Desire, Possessiveness, and Ritual Duty
बाहाद्रव्यविमुक्तस्य शारीरेषु च गृद्धयत: । यो धर्मो यत् सुखं चैव द्विषतामस्तु तत् तथा,बाह्य पदार्थोसे अलग होकर भी जो शारीरिक सुख-विलासमें आसक्त है, उसे जिस धर्म और सुखकी प्राप्ति होती है, वह तुम्हारे साथ द्वेष करनेवालोंको ही प्राप्त हो
bāhādravyavimuktasya śārīreṣu ca gṛddhyataḥ | yo dharmo yat sukhaṃ caiva dviṣatām astu tat tathā ||
Vāyu said: “Even if one is outwardly free from possessions, yet remains greedy for bodily pleasures, whatever ‘dharma’ and whatever happiness such a person attains—let that same result fall to those who bear hatred toward you.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Outer renunciation is incomplete without inner restraint: freedom from possessions does not equal freedom from desire. If one still craves bodily enjoyment, the ‘merit’ and happiness gained are of a lower, compromised kind—fit to be wished upon adversaries rather than sought by the wise.
Vāyudeva speaks a pointed benediction/ironic wish: he contrasts external detachment with continued sensual craving and declares that whatever dharma and happiness such a person obtains should accrue to those who hate the addressed party—underscoring disapproval of hypocritical or partial renunciation.