Shloka 20
देवतापितृप्रश्नः — Nārada at Badarīāśrama: the ultimate referent of daiva and pitṛ worship
संचिन्वानकमेवैनं कामानामवितृप्तकम् । वृकीवोरणमासाद्य मृत्युरादाय गच्छति
sañcinvānakam evainaṁ kāmānām atṛptakam | vṛkīva uraṇam āsādya mṛtyur ādāya gacchati ||
व्यास उवाच—सञ्चिन्वानमेवैनं कामानामतृप्तं नरम्। वृकीवोरणमासाद्य मृत्युरादाय गच्छति॥
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Desire-driven accumulation does not yield lasting satisfaction; death can arrive abruptly and strip away all possessions. Therefore one should cultivate restraint, contentment, and detachment rather than endless hoarding.
Vyāsa uses a vivid simile: just as a she-wolf snatches up a lamb and carries it off, so Death suddenly comes upon a person who is busy collecting enjoyments and still remains unsated, and takes him away.