Shloka 45
Sat-saṅga, Dharma-Nīti, Karma-Phala, Śauca, and Vairāgya
Overcoming Grief
अयाचितो मया लब्धो पुनर्मत्प्रेषणाद्गतः / यत्रागतस्तत्र गतस्तत्र का परिवेदना
ayācito mayā labdho punarmatpreṣaṇādgataḥ / yatrāgatastatra gatastatra kā parivedanā
求めずして私は彼を得たが、また私自身の遣わしによって彼は去った。来たところへ帰っただけ—そこに何の嘆きがあろうか。
Lord Vishnu (in dialogue instructing Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Concept: Non-ownership: what arrives without our control and departs by our own act (or by time) simply returns to its source; lamentation stems from mistaken possessiveness.
Vedantic Theme: Anityatā and aparigraha; loosening ahaṅkāra-mamatā (I-ness/mine-ness) to reduce śoka and prepare for liberation.
Application: When losing people/possessions/opportunities, recall their prior non-belonging; practice gratitude without clinging; make decisions without later self-torment.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Related Themes: Garuda Purana: consolations on separation and impermanence; teachings that relations are temporary associations
FAQs
This verse frames loss as a return to one’s origin, teaching that grief lessens when one sees all meetings as temporary and governed by dharma.
By stressing “gone where he came from,” it points to the soul’s movement according to its prior state and karma—departing from one condition and returning to another without warranting despair.
Treat gains and relationships as entrusted, not possessed; when separation comes, respond with duty (rites, prayer, charity) rather than prolonged lamentation.