Shloka 56
Adhyaya 43 — Portents of Death (Ariṣṭa-lakṣaṇas) and the Yogin’s Response; Alarka Renounces Kingship
सर्वस्वे जीवनायालं निखाते पुरुषस्य या ।
चेष्टा तां तत्त्वतो ज्ञात्वा योगिनः कृतकृत्यता ॥
sarvasve jīvanāyālaṃ nikhāte puruṣasya yā | ceṣṭā tāṃ tattvato jñātvā yoginaḥ kṛtakṛtyatā ||
Apabila seorang lelaki menanam seluruh hartanya demi kelangsungan hidup, lalu melakukan apa jua usaha—setelah mengetahui hakikat sebenar usaha itu, yogin menjadi orang yang telah menunaikan tujuannya.
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FAQs
Seeing the desperate mechanics of survival-driven striving, the yogin understands its limits and transcends anxiety by grounding life in knowledge rather than hoarding.
Not pancalakṣaṇa; it is a reflection on artha and jīvana in service of mokṣa/yoga.
‘Buried wealth’ can also indicate latent saṃskāras stored within; by knowing their operation (ceṣṭā) truthfully, the yogin becomes free (kṛtakṛtya).