Shloka 18
अध्याय ३३१: नारायणकथा-प्रशंसा तथा नारदस्य श्वेतद्वीप-निवृत्ति एवं बदरी-आगमनम् | Chapter 331: Praise of the Nārāyaṇa Narrative; Nārada’s Return from Śvetadvīpa and Arrival at Badarī
त्यज्यन्ते दुःखमर्था हि पालने न च ते सुखा: । दुःखेन चाधिगम्यन्ते नाशमेषां न चिन्तयेत्
tyajyante duḥkham arthā hi pālane na ca te sukhāḥ | duḥkhena cādhigamyante nāśam eṣāṃ na cintayet ||
Sinabi ni Nārada: Ang yaman ay naibibigay o naiiwan lamang nang may kirot; kahit sa pagbabantay dito ay wala ring tunay na ligaya. Nakakamtan din ito sa pamamagitan ng hirap. Kaya, yamang ang yaman ay pinagmumulan ng pagdurusa sa bawat kalagayan, huwag magdalamhati kapag ito’y nawala.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Wealth brings hardship in acquisition, anxiety in protection, and pain in loss; therefore one should cultivate detachment and not grieve when wealth perishes.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on right conduct and inner peace, Nārada delivers a reflective teaching that reframes wealth as inherently trouble-laden, urging freedom from worry over its loss.