Shloka 27
कालनियमः शोकशमनं च
Kāla as Regulator; Pacification of Grief
तस्माद् बुद्धान्ति पुरुषा न हि तत् कस्यचिद् ध्रुवम् | श्रद्धधानस्ततो लोको दद्याच्चैव यजेत च
tasmād buddhānti puruṣā na hi tat kasyacid dhruvam | śraddadhānas tato loko dadyāc caiva yajeta ca ||
ゆえに賢者は悟る――財は、いかなる一人のもとにも永く留まらぬ。されば信を具える者は、その財を施しとして与え、また祭祀の供えとして用いるべきである。移ろう所有をもって、久遠の功徳と他者の安寧を成就せよ。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Wealth is unstable and does not stay permanently with any individual; therefore one should, with faith, convert transient riches into lasting dharmic value through charity (dāna) and sacrificial/ritual offering (yajña).
Vaiśampāyana continues a didactic passage in Śānti Parva, presenting a moral reflection: recognizing the impermanence of possessions, people are urged to practice generosity and sacrificial giving as a proper social and spiritual use of wealth.