Shloka 7
Vidyā–Avidyā and the Twenty-Fifth Principle
Sāṃkhya–Yoga Clarification
तब रतिकी उपासनामें लगे हुए सभी लोग भोगीको ही कृतार्थ मानकर रतिके द्वारा जो विषय-सुख प्राप्त होता है, उससे बढ़कर दूसरा कोई लाभ नहीं समझते हैं ।।
tato lobhābhibhūtātmā saṅgād vardhayate janam | puṣṭyarthaṃ caiva tasyeha janasya arthaṃ cikīrṣati ||
Luego, cuando la mente es dominada por la codicia, el hombre—impulsado por el apego—procura aumentar el círculo de sus dependientes y parientes. Después, para sostener y nutrir aquel hogar, nace en él el afán de adquirir y acumular riquezas, tomando el goce de los sentidos por la más alta realización y creyendo que no hay bien mayor que los placeres obtenidos por el deleite sexual.
पराशर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Attachment to sensual pleasure breeds greed; greed then drives expansion of dependents and the compulsion to accumulate wealth for their maintenance—illustrating a self-reinforcing cycle that binds one to worldly striving rather than higher aims.
Parāśara describes a psychological progression: people who treat erotic enjoyment as the supreme good become dominated by greed; from attachment they enlarge their household, and then feel compelled to seek wealth to support and sustain that growing family circle.