Shloka 54
आत्यन्तिक-लयहेतुः: तापत्रय-विवेचनम् तथा ‘भगवान्/वासुदेव’ शब्दार्थः
Threefold Suffering and the Path to Final Liberation; Meaning of Bhagavān and Vāsudeva
द्रव्यनाशे तथोत्पत्तौ पालने च तथा नृणाम् भवन्त्य् अनेकदुःखानि तथैवेष्टविपत्तिषु
dravyanāśe tathotpattau pālane ca tathā nṛṇām bhavanty anekaduḥkhāni tathaiveṣṭavipattiṣu
ധനം നഷ്ടപ്പെടുന്നതിലും, അത് നേടുന്നതിലും, അതിനെ കാത്തുസൂക്ഷിക്കുന്ന ശ്രമത്തിലും മനുഷ്യർക്കു അനേകം ദുഃഖങ്ങൾ ഉണ്ടാകുന്നു; അതുപോലെ പ്രിയപ്പെട്ടവയുടെ നാശത്തിലും ദുഃഖം ഒഴിവാകില്ല.
Sage Parāśara (in instruction to Maitreya)
FAQs
The verse frames wealth as a source of suffering in all its phases—gain, loss, and protection—supporting a dharmic call toward restraint and detachment.
Parāśara points to anxiety and grief arising from attachment: people suffer not only when possessions are lost, but also while acquiring and safeguarding them, and when cherished aims or loved things meet misfortune.
By highlighting the instability of worldly supports, the teaching implicitly redirects the seeker toward the enduring refuge—Vishnu as the supreme ground beyond changing fortune.