Shloka 25
Vidyā–Avidyā and the Twenty-Fifth Principle
Sāṃkhya–Yoga Clarification
असंतोषो5सुखायेति लोभादिन्द्रियसम्भ्रम: । ततोअस्य नश्यति प्रज्ञा विद्येवाभ्यासवर्जिता
asantoṣo 'sukhāyeti lobhād indriya-sambhramaḥ | tato 'sya naśyati prajñā vidyevābhyāsa-varjitā ||
அதிருப்தி துன்பத்திற்கே வழி; பேராசையால் புலன்கள் கலங்கி குழம்பும். அதனால் மனிதனின் பிரஞ்ஞை, பயிற்சி இன்றிய கல்விபோல் அழிந்து போகும்।
पराशर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Greed breeds sensory agitation, and that agitation destroys prajñā (discernment). Therefore, contentment and disciplined restraint are essential for preserving wisdom—just as knowledge survives only through steady practice.
Parāśara is instructing on ethical self-governance: he traces a causal chain from discontent to unhappiness, from greed to sensory confusion, and from that confusion to the collapse of discernment, reinforcing the point with an analogy about learning that decays when not practiced.