Shloka 56
Adhyaya 16 — Surya's Dynasty
पञ्चर्णानि मनुष्येण साध्वि ! देयानि सर्वदा ।
तथात्मवर्णधर्मेण कर्तव्यो धनसंचयः ॥
pañcārṇāni manuṣyeṇa sādhvi deyāni sarvadā | tathātmavarṇa-dharmeṇa kartavyo dhana-saṃcayaḥ ||
O virtuous lady, the five debts are always to be discharged by a person; and wealth should be accumulated in a manner consistent with one’s own varṇa-duty.
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FAQs
Artha (wealth) is subordinated to dharma: one must earn responsibly (by rightful means aligned with duty) and direct resources toward discharging fundamental obligations (ṛṇas).
Dharma/ācāra instruction; ancillary to Purāṇic narrative rather than a pancalakṣaṇa pillar, yet supportive of sustaining varṇa-āśrama order within vaṃśānucarita settings.
The ‘debts’ symbolize interdependence: the self is not isolated; spiritual progress requires conscious reciprocity with cosmic, ancestral, and social orders.