Shloka 25
कालनियमः शोकशमनं च
Kāla as Regulator; Pacification of Grief
यज्ञाय सृष्टानि धनानि धात्रा यज्ञाय सृष्ट: पुरुषो रक्षिता च । तस्मात् सर्व यज्ञ एवोपयोज्यं धनं न कामाय हित॑ प्रशस्तम्
yajñāya sṛṣṭāni dhanāni dhātrā yajñāya sṛṣṭaḥ puruṣo rakṣitā ca | tasmāt sarvaṁ yajña evopayojyaṁ dhanaṁ na kāmāya hitaṁ praśastam ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: Nilalang ng Maylikha ang kayamanan para sa yajña, at para rin sa yajña Niya nilikha ang tao bilang tagapag-ingat nito. Kaya’t ang lahat ng yaman ay dapat ilaan sa mga handog at sa mga banal na tungkulin; ang paggamit ng yaman para lamang sa aliw ay hindi tunay na kapaki-pakinabang ni kapuri-puri.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Wealth is presented as divinely intended for yajña—i.e., sacred duty, offering, and welfare-oriented action—rather than for private indulgence; ethical use of resources is measured by dharmic purpose, not by pleasure.
In the didactic discourse of the Śānti Parva, Vaiśampāyana reports a teaching that frames human life as stewardship: the Creator makes wealth and appoints humans as its protectors so that it may be directed toward sacrificial and righteous works.