Shloka 79
Rudra-Śiva: Names, Two Natures, and the Logic of Epithets (रुद्रनाम-बहुरूपत्व-प्रकरणम्)
एकेनांशेन धर्मार्थी कर्तव्यौ भूतिमिच्छता । एकेनांशेन कामार्थ एकमंशं विवर्धयेत्
ekena aṁśena dharmārthī kartavyau bhūtim icchatā | ekena aṁśena kāmārtha ekaṁ aṁśaṁ vivardhayet ||
マヘーシュヴァラは言った。「繁栄を求める者は、財の一分をもってダルマと生活の要を成し、もう一分をもって享楽を求め、残る一分は着実に増やすがよい。これぞ入世の能動的義務の道—正しさ、正当な生業、そして規律ある増進の均衡—である。」
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Prosperity should be managed in a balanced, ethical way: allocate one share to dharma and necessary obligations (including rightful livelihood and duties), one share to legitimate enjoyment (kāma), and reserve one share for growth—saving, reinvestment, or expansion—so that life remains righteous, sustainable, and steadily improving.
In Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction-focused setting, Śrī Maheśvara speaks as a teacher of conduct, prescribing a practical rule for householders: how to apportion resources so that duty, enjoyment, and future stability are all maintained without neglecting dharma.