Shloka 28
कालनियमः शोकशमनं च
Kāla as Regulator; Pacification of Grief
लब्धस्य त्यागमित्याहुर्न भोगं न च संचयम् । तस्य कि संचयेनार्थ: कार्ये ज्यायसि तिष्ठतति
labdhasya tyāgam ity āhur na bhogaṁ na ca sañcayam | tasya kiṁ sañcayenārthaḥ kārye jyāyasi tiṣṭhati ||
Говорят: когда богатство уже обретено, надлежит его отдать — не тратить на услады и не копить. Ибо тому, перед кем стоит более великое дело — как жертвоприношение, — к чему накопление богатства?
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Wealth, once acquired, is best directed toward dāna (giving) and higher obligations (such as yajña and other dharmic duties), rather than being spent on mere enjoyment or locked away in hoarding; accumulation has little value when a greater righteous task is at hand.
Vaiśampāyana, as narrator, conveys a traditional ethical maxim within the Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma: he contrasts three uses of wealth—enjoyment, hoarding, and giving—and endorses giving, especially when significant religious or moral responsibilities are present.