Shloka 100
सर्वेषामेव दुःखानां महच्चेदं न संशयः । सामान्यद्रव्यभोगादि निष्ठा चैवापरा भवेत् ॥ १०० ॥
sarveṣāmeva duḥkhānāṃ mahaccedaṃ na saṃśayaḥ | sāmānyadravyabhogādi niṣṭhā caivāparā bhavet || 100 ||
ಎಲ್ಲ ದುಃಖಗಳಿಗೂ ಇದು ಮಹಾ ಕಾರಣ— ಸಂಶಯವಿಲ್ಲ: ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಭೋಗ್ಯ ವಸ್ತುಗಳ ಭೋಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಆಸಕ್ತಿ; ಅದೇ ಆಸಕ್ತಿಯೇ ಮತ್ತೊಂದು ಬಂಧನವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ.
Narada (contextual attribution within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It identifies a primary root of duḥkha (suffering): clinging to ordinary possessions and sense-enjoyments. The verse points toward vairāgya (dispassion) as a prerequisite for liberation-oriented life.
By warning that fixation on material enjoyment competes with single-pointed devotion. Bhakti matures when the mind loosens its dependence on dravya-bhoga and redirects attachment toward Bhagavān (especially Vishnu).
No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is ethical-psychological discipline—reducing attachment and cultivating steadiness, which supports ritual purity (Kalpa) and focused recitation/learning.