गृहारम्भो हि दु:खाय विफलश्चाध्रुवात्मन: । सर्प: परकृतं वेश्म प्रविश्य सुखमेधते ॥ १५ ॥
gṛhārambho hi duḥkhāya viphalaś cādhruvātmanaḥ sarpaḥ para-kṛtaṁ veśma praviśya sukham edhate
- gṛha
- of a home
- ārambhaḥ
- construction
- hi
- certainly
- duḥkhāya
- leads to unhappiness
- viphalaḥ
- fruitless
- ca
- also
- adhruva
- impermanent
- ātmanaḥ
- of the living being
- sarpaḥ
- a serpent
- parakṛtam
- built by others
- veśma
- home
- praviśya
- having entered
- sukham
- happily
- edhate
- prospers
When a person living in a temporary material body tries to construct a happy home, the result is fruitless and miserable. The snake, however, enters a home that has been built by others and prospers happily.