Shloka 50
मुहूर्त सुखमेवैतत् तालच्छायेव हैमनी । यजध्वं च महायज्ञजैभोंगानश्रीत दत्त च
muhūrta-sukham evaitat tāla-chāyeva haimanī | yajadhvaṃ ca mahā-yajñaiḥ bhogān aśnīta datta ca |
वैशम्पायन बोले— यह सुख तो क्षणिक है—जैसे शीतकाल में तालवृक्ष की छाया क्षणभर की होती है। इसलिए महायज्ञ करो, अपने भाग्य के भोग भोगो और दान भी दो।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Worldly happiness is transient; therefore one should not cling to it. The verse urges a dharmic response to impermanence: uphold sacred duties (yajña), partake of legitimate enjoyments without excess, and practice generosity (dāna).
Vaiśampāyana delivers a reflective instruction emphasizing the short-lived nature of pleasure, using a simile of fleeting shade, and then exhorts the audience to engage in great sacrificial rites, enjoy appropriately, and give in charity—framing conduct in terms of dharma.