Shloka 25
अदारा-नीति
Crisis Composure) and ‘Jaya’ Śravaṇa (Morale-Instruction
मातोवाच पुत्र नात्मावमन्तव्य: पूर्वाभिरसमृद्धिभि: । अभूत्वा हि भवन्त्यर्था भूत्वा नश्यन्ति चापरे । अमर्षेणैव चाप्यर्था नारब्धव्या: सुबालिशै:
mātovāca putra nātmāvamantavyaḥ pūrvābhir asamṛddhibhiḥ | abhūtvā hi bhavanty arthā bhūtvā naśyanti cāpare | amarṣeṇaiva cāpy arthā nārabdhavyāḥ subāliśaiḥ |
Wika ng ina: “Anak ko, huwag mong hamakin ang sarili mo dahil sa dating kakulangan sa ginhawa. Ang yaman at tagumpay sa daigdig ay maaaring sumibol kahit wala noon, at kapag sumibol na ay maaari ring maglaho. Kaya’t ang mangmang ay hindi dapat magsimula ng paghahangad sa yaman na inuudyukan lamang ng hinanakit at inggit.”
पुत्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
Do not lose self-respect due to past poverty or setbacks; wealth is unstable and cyclical. One should not begin actions aimed at gaining wealth when the motive is resentment or envy, since such motivation is a mark of folly and leads away from dharma.
A mother counsels her son, who is troubled by earlier lack of prosperity. She reframes fortune as impermanent and warns him against letting wounded pride or jealousy drive his pursuit of wealth.