न संसारोत्पन्नं चरितमनुपश्यामि कुशलं । विपाकः पुण्यानां जनयति भयं मे विमृशतः । महद्भिः पुण्यौघैश्चिर-परिगृहीताश्च विषया । महान्तो जायन्ते व्यसनमिव दातुं विषयिणाम् ॥
na saṃsārotpannaṃ caritamanupaśyāmi kuśalaṃ | vipākaḥ puṇyānāṃ janayati bhayaṃ me vimṛśataḥ | mahadbhiḥ puṇyaughaiścira-parigṛhītāśca viṣayā | mahānto jāyante vyasanamiva dātuṃ viṣayiṇām ||
I see no course of life born of this world that is truly good. When I reflect, even the ripening of merit makes me afraid; for sense-pleasures, won by great stores of merit and long held, grow large only, it seems, to bring disaster on those attached to them.
संसार से उपजा कोई भी आचरण मुझे सचमुच कल्याणकारी नहीं दिखता। सोचता हूँ तो पुण्यों का फल भी मुझे डराता है; क्योंकि बड़े पुण्यों से मिले और देर तक भोगे गए विषय भी बड़े होकर, मानो, उनमें आसक्त लोगों को संकट देने के लिए ही बढ़ते हैं।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
Even good fortune can trap us: the bigger the comfort, the bigger the attachment and the fall. Success is worth holding lightly.
सौभाग्य भी फँसा सकता है: सुख जितना बड़ा, आसक्ति और गिरावट भी उतनी बड़ी। सफलता को हल्के हाथ से पकड़ना ही अच्छा।
Bhartrihari says he sees nothing truly good in worldly life: even pleasures won by great merit only grow large enough to cause great sorrow.