Shloka 16
कामतृष्णावैराग्योपदेशः तथा राज्यविभागः
Teaching on Desire & Renunciation; Delegation of Kingdoms
या दुस्त्यजा दुर्मतिभिर् या न जीर्यति जीर्यतः तां तृष्णां संत्यजेत् प्राज्ञः सुखेनैवाभिपूर्यते
yā dustyajā durmatibhir yā na jīryati jīryataḥ tāṃ tṛṣṇāṃ saṃtyajet prājñaḥ sukhenaivābhipūryate
Keinginan dahaga yang sukar ditinggalkan oleh mereka yang tersalah budi—dan yang tidak menua walau manusia menua—hendaklah ditanggalkan oleh orang bijaksana; dengan melepaskannya sahaja, dia menjadi puas dengan mudah.
Sage Parāśara (in instruction to Maitreya)
FAQs
This verse treats craving as uniquely dangerous because it persists even as the body declines; abandoning it is presented as the direct cause of real contentment.
He frames fulfillment not as acquiring objects of desire, but as becoming inwardly complete by renouncing the thirst that keeps generating new wants.
By urging mastery over craving, the teaching aligns the seeker toward steadiness and purity—conditions that support devotion and realization of Vishnu as the supreme, all-satisfying reality.