Shloka 15
The Song of the Avantī Brāhmaṇa (Avanti-brāhmaṇa-gītā): Mind as the Root of Suffering and Equanimity Amid Insult
प्रायेणार्था: कदर्याणां न सुखाय कदाचन । इह चात्मोपतापाय मृतस्य नरकाय च ॥ १५ ॥
prāyeṇārthāḥ kadaryāṇāṁ na sukhāya kadācana iha cātmopatāpāya mṛtasya narakāya ca
အများအားဖြင့် ကပ်စီးသူ၏ ငွေကြေးသည် ပျော်ရွှင်မှုမပေးတတ်; ဤဘဝ၌ စိတ်ဒဏ်ရာဖြစ်စေပြီး သေပြီးနောက် နရကသို့ ဆွဲခေါ်တတ်သည်။
A miser is afraid to spend his money even for obligatory religious and social duties. Offending God and people in general, he goes to hell.
FAQs
This verse states that the miser’s wealth does not yield happiness; it burns the person with inner anxiety in this life and creates suffering after death due to sinful attachment and misuse.
Because hoarded wealth, disconnected from dharma and devotion, binds the heart with fear and craving; the Avadhūta teaches renunciation and right use of resources as part of spiritual freedom.
Earn honestly, spend with dharma, give in charity, and use resources in service—reducing anxiety and attachment by seeing wealth as a responsibility rather than a source of identity or security.