Shloka 88
देवतापितृप्रश्नः — Nārada at Badarīāśrama: the ultimate referent of daiva and pitṛ worship
इह लोके हि धनिनां स्वजन: स्वजनायते । स्वजनस्तु दरिद्राणां जीवतामपि नश्यति,इस संसारमें जो धनवान हैं, उन्हींके स््वजन उनके साथ स्वजनोचित बर्ताव करते हैं; दरिद्रोंके स््वजन तो उनके जीते-जी ही उन्हें छोड़कर उनकी आँखसे ओझल हो जाते हैं
iha loke hi dhanināṁ svajanaḥ svajanāyate | svajanas tu daridrāṇāṁ jīvatām api naśyati ||
ວຽສະກ່າວວ່າ: ໃນໂລກນີ້ ສຳລັບຄົນຮັ່ງມີ ແມ່ນແຕ່ “ຄົນຂອງຕົນ” ກໍຍັງປະພຶດຕົນເປັນຄົນຂອງຕົນຢ່າງແທ້. ແຕ່ສຳລັບຄົນທຸກຍາກ ຍາດພີ່ນ້ອງຂອງເຂົາກັບຫາຍໄປ—ຫຼົບພົ້ນຈາກສາຍຕາ—ແມ່ນແຕ່ໃນຂະນະທີ່ເຂົາຍັງມີຊີວິດຢູ່.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Worldly affection often follows wealth: people treat the rich as truly ‘their own,’ while the poor may be abandoned even by relatives. The implied counsel is to recognize this instability, cultivate dharmic loyalty and compassion, and avoid measuring relationships by material gain.
Vyāsa delivers a reflective observation typical of Śānti Parva’s moral instruction: he contrasts how society responds to the wealthy versus the poor, using this contrast to highlight the unreliability of attachment based on prosperity.