Shloka 6
Adhyaya 37 — Alarka’s Crisis and the Teaching on Non-Attachment (Madālasa’s Instruction Recalled)
वैराग्यं नास्य सञ्जज्ञे भुञ्जतो विषयान् प्रियान् ।
न चाप्यलमभूत्तस्य धर्मार्थोपार्जनं प्रति ॥
vairāgyaṃ nāsya sañjajñe bhuñjato viṣayān priyān |
na cāpy alam abhūt tasya dharmārthopārjanaṃ prati ||
No dispassion arose in him as he enjoyed dear sense-pleasures; nor did he ever feel ‘enough’ with regard to acquiring dharma and wealth.
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FAQs
Even dharma and artha, when treated as objects of accumulation, can become part of craving. The verse critiques endless acquisition and pleasure as obstacles to inner maturity.
Vaṃśānucarita with didactic intent: characterization of a ruler’s psychological state within a lineage narrative.
The line suggests a subtle trap: ‘dharma’ pursued as possession (merit-hoarding) is still binding; without vairāgya, even virtue can be instrumentalized and thus keep one within saṃsāra’s economy.