Shloka 25
कालनियमः शोकशमनं च
Kāla as Regulator; Pacification of Grief
यज्ञाय सृष्टानि धनानि धात्रा यज्ञाय सृष्ट: पुरुषो रक्षिता च । तस्मात् सर्व यज्ञ एवोपयोज्यं धनं न कामाय हित॑ प्रशस्तम्
yajñāya sṛṣṭāni dhanāni dhātrā yajñāya sṛṣṭaḥ puruṣo rakṣitā ca | tasmāt sarvaṁ yajña evopayojyaṁ dhanaṁ na kāmāya hitaṁ praśastam ||
वैशंपायन म्हणाले—धात्याने यज्ञासाठीच धनाची सृष्टी केली आहे आणि यज्ञासाठीच पुरुषाला त्याचा रक्षक म्हणून उत्पन्न केले आहे. म्हणून सर्व धन यज्ञ व पवित्र कर्तव्यांतच उपयोगात आणावे; केवळ भोगासाठी धनाचा उपयोग ना हितकर, ना प्रशंसनीय आहे.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Wealth is presented as divinely intended for yajña—i.e., sacred duty, offering, and welfare-oriented action—rather than for private indulgence; ethical use of resources is measured by dharmic purpose, not by pleasure.
In the didactic discourse of the Śānti Parva, Vaiśampāyana reports a teaching that frames human life as stewardship: the Creator makes wealth and appoints humans as its protectors so that it may be directed toward sacrificial and righteous works.