Shloka 18
अध्याय ३३१: नारायणकथा-प्रशंसा तथा नारदस्य श्वेतद्वीप-निवृत्ति एवं बदरी-आगमनम् | Chapter 331: Praise of the Nārāyaṇa Narrative; Nārada’s Return from Śvetadvīpa and Arrival at Badarī
त्यज्यन्ते दुःखमर्था हि पालने न च ते सुखा: । दुःखेन चाधिगम्यन्ते नाशमेषां न चिन्तयेत्,धन खर्च करते समय बड़ा दुःख होता है। उसकी रक्षामें भी सुख नहीं है और उसकी प्राप्ति भी बड़े कष्टसे होती है, अत: धनको प्रत्येक अवस्थामें दु:खदायक समझकर उसके नष्ट होनेपर चिन्ता नहीं करनी चाहिये
tyajyante duḥkham arthā hi pālane na ca te sukhāḥ | duḥkhena cādhigamyante nāśam eṣāṃ na cintayet ||
Nārada said: Wealth is relinquished only with pain; even in guarding it there is no real happiness. It is acquired through hardship as well. Therefore, knowing wealth to be a source of suffering in every condition, one should not grieve when it is lost.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Wealth brings hardship in acquisition, anxiety in protection, and pain in loss; therefore one should cultivate detachment and not grieve when wealth perishes.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on right conduct and inner peace, Nārada delivers a reflective teaching that reframes wealth as inherently trouble-laden, urging freedom from worry over its loss.