कुटुम्बेषु न सज्जेत न प्रमाद्येत् कुटुम्ब्यपि । विपश्चिन्नश्वरं पश्येददृष्टमपि दृष्टवत् ॥ ५२ ॥
kuṭumbeṣu na sajjeta na pramādyet kuṭumby api vipaścin naśvaraṁ paśyed adṛṣṭam api dṛṣṭa-vat
- kuṭumbeṣu
- to the family members
- na
- not
- sajjeta
- one should be attached
- na
- not
- pramādyet
- should become crazy
- kuṭumbī
- having many dependent family members
- api
- although
- vipaścit
- a wise person
- naśvaram
- temporary
- paśyet
- should see
- adṛṣṭam
- future rewards such as residence in heaven
- api
- indeed
- dṛṣṭa-vat
- just like that which is already experienced
A householder taking care of many dependent family members should not become materially attached to them, nor should he become mentally unbalanced, considering himself to be the lord. An intelligent householder should see that all possible future happiness, just like that which he has already experienced, is temporary.