Shloka 38

Adhyaya 242 — Bondage Through the Guṇas: Transmigration, Misidentification, and Ascetic Practices

Devanagari script

भविष्यति न मे दुःखं कृतेनेहाप्य् अनन्तकम् सुखदुःखं हि मानुष्यं निरये चापि मज्जनम् //

Translation

Ce verset (38) est consigné dans le Purāṇa afin d’exposer le sens du Dharma et le savoir sacré à portée encyclopédique.

Speaker

• A narrator/teacher addressing a king; the verse rebuts the deluded assumption of guaranteed happiness