Devanagari
पुंसोऽयं संसृतेर्हेतुरसन्तोषोऽर्थकामयो: ।
यदृच्छयोपपन्नेन सन्तोषो मुक्तये स्मृत: ॥ २५ ॥
Verse text
puṁso ’yaṁ saṁsṛter hetur
asantoṣo ’rtha-kāmayoḥ
yadṛcchayopapannena
santoṣo muktaye smṛtaḥ
Synonyms
puṁsaḥ
—
of the living entity
;
ayam
—
this
;
saṁsṛteḥ
—
of the continuation of material existence
;
hetuḥ
—
the cause
;
asantoṣaḥ
—
dissatisfaction with his destined achievement
;
artha
—
kāmayoḥ — for the sake of lusty desires and getting more and more money
;
yadṛcchayā
—
with the gift of destiny
;
upapannena
—
which has been achieved
;
santoṣaḥ
—
satisfaction
;
muktaye
—
for liberation
;
smṛtaḥ
—
is considered fit .
Translation
Material existence causes discontent in regard to fulfilling one’s lusty desires and achieving more and more money. This is the cause for the continuation of material life, which is full of repeated birth and death. But one who is satisfied by that which is obtained by destiny is fit for liberation from this material existence.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Dissatisfaction after enjoying artha and kāma is the cause of material existence for the jīva. Satisfaction with what comes of its own accord is the cause of liberation.