Any insights on a Bhajagovindam verse

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Hari Om!

 

I request any insights/pointers about this one verse of

Bhajagovindam:

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arthamanarthaM bhaavaya nityaM

naastitataH sukhaleSaH satyam.h .

putraadapi dhana bhaajaaM bhiitiH

sarvatraishhaa vihiaa riitiH .. (29)

 

Wealth is not welfare, truly there is no joy in it. Reflect thus at

all times. A rich man fears even his own son. This is the way of

wealth everywhere.

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I don't see how Achaarya can say there is not a bit of 'pleasure'

in it! "naasti tataH sukha lESa" seems real strong statement.

I can understand, strictly and logically speaking, pleasure or joy

swells from within and not from without. However, it is hard to

deny the impact of outside entities to facilitate or forge

inner joy. Although, this whole classification of inside and

outside itself gets blurred from deeper perspective.

 

Furthermore, if wealth is supposed to engender fear from ones own

son, there is no certainty that merely lacking it would provide

any fearlessnesss either. If not wealth, there can be numerous

causes for fear, if only one chooses to fear! One can even fear if

one succeeds in self-realization and if that can happen sooner

in this life!

 

My question is: If there is not a bit of pleasure/joy in wealth,

how to reconcile it with Achaarya's compassion to pray for the

same wealth to be showered on some one else by his composition of

Sree Kanakadhaaraa Stotram?!

 

Thanks and regards

-Srinivas

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advaitin, "Srinivas Nagulapalli"

<srini_nagul> wrote:

>

> Hari Om!

>

> I request any insights/pointers about this one verse of

> Bhajagovindam:

> -----------------------------

> arthamanarthaM bhaavaya nityaM

> naastitataH sukhaleSaH satyam.h .

> putraadapi dhana bhaajaaM bhiitiH

> sarvatraishhaa vihiaa riitiH .. (29)

>

> Wealth is not welfare, truly there is no joy in it. Reflect thus

at

> all times. A rich man fears even his own son. This is the way of

> wealth everywhere.

> -----------------------------

>

> I don't see how Achaarya can say there is not a bit

of 'pleasure'

> in it! "naasti tataH sukha lESa" seems real strong statement.

 

Namaste,IMHO,

 

I think what is meant here is the idea of Dukkha, or that each

pleasure contains its own pain due to the fact it is known it will

end. Also a poor man has nothing to fear or lose, and a spiritual

man has already everything...........Also fear of one's son only

comes from attachment to the material...........ONS...Tony.