Shloka 42
Puṣkara-Śapatha Itihāsa (Agastya–Indra Dispute at the Tīrthas) | पुष्कर-शपथ-आख्यानम्
भरद्वाज बोले--जैसे उत्पन्न हुए मृगका सींग उसके बढ़नेके साथ-साथ बढ़ता रहता है, उसी प्रकार मनुष्यकी तृष्णा सदा बढ़ती ही रहती है, उसकी कोई सीमा नहीं है ।।
Gautama uvāca: na talloke dravyam asti yal lokaṁ pratipūrayet | samudrakalpaḥ puruṣo na kadācana pūryate ||
गौतम उवाच—न तल्लोके द्रव्यमस्ति यल्लोकं प्रतिपूरयेत्। समुद्रकल्पः पुरुषो न कदाचन पूर्यते; तृष्णा हि नित्यमेव वर्धते, नास्या अन्तोऽस्ति॥
गौतम उवाच
Educational Q&A
No amount of wealth or worldly objects can finally satisfy craving; desire is inherently expansive, so ethical life requires restraint and contentment rather than chasing endless acquisition.
Gautama delivers a didactic statement, using the ocean as a metaphor to explain that human longing cannot be ‘filled’ by external possessions, reinforcing a moral lesson on limiting desire.