Shloka 14
यथा वृद्धातुरकृशा निःस्पृहा विषयान् प्रति | तथार्थकामभोगेषु ममापि विगता स्पृहा,जैसे वृद्ध, रोगी और दुर्बल मनुष्य विषयभोगोंकी स्पृहा नहीं रखते, उसी प्रकार मेरे मनसे भी धन और विषय-भोगोंकी इच्छा दूर हो गयी है
yathā vṛddhāturakṛśā niḥspṛhā viṣayān prati | tathārthakāmabhogeṣu mamāpi vigatā spṛhā ||
వృద్ధుడు, రోగి, క్షీణించినవాడు విషయాల పట్ల ఆశపడనట్లే, నా మనస్సులోనూ ధనం, కామన, భోగాల పట్ల ఆకాంక్ష తొలగిపోయింది.
तुलाधार उवाच
Educational Q&A
True ethical steadiness is supported by vairāgya (detachment): when craving for wealth, desire, and sensory enjoyment fades, the mind becomes fit for dharma and clear discernment.
In Śānti Parva’s discourse, Tulādhāra speaks about inner freedom. Here he describes his own state: like an old, ill, weakened person who naturally lacks appetite for pleasures, he too has become free from longing for artha (wealth), kāma (desire), and bhoga (enjoyment).