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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
संचिन्वानकमेवैनं कामानामवितृप्तकम् । व्याप्र: पशुमिवासाद्य मृत्युरादाय गच्छति
sañcinvānakam evainaṁ kāmānām atṛptakam | vyāghraḥ paśum ivāsādya mṛtyur ādāya gacchati ||
Dijo Nārada: «La Muerte se lleva a aquel que acumula sin cesar los objetos del deseo y, aun así, permanece insaciable—como el tigre que de pronto se abalanza sobre el animal que vaga por el bosque en busca de hierba siempre nueva».
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Insatiable pursuit of pleasures and constant accumulation do not bring security or fulfillment; death can strike suddenly, so one should cultivate restraint (dama), contentment (santoṣa), and detachment (vairāgya).
Narada delivers a moral instruction using a vivid simile: as a tiger abruptly catches a grazing animal, so Death unexpectedly seizes a person who is busily chasing and collecting objects of desire without ever being satisfied.