श्रेयस्त्वं कतमद्राजन् कर्मणात्मन ईहसे । दु:खहानि: सुखावाप्ति: श्रेयस्तन्नेह चेष्यते ॥ ४ ॥
sreyas tvam katamad rajan karmanatmana ihase duhkha-hanih sukhavaptih sreyas tan neha cesyate
- sreyah
- ultimate benediction
- tvam
- you
- katamat
- what is that
- rajan
- O King
- karmana
- by fruitive activities
- atmanah
- of the soul
- ihase
- you desire
- duhkha-hanih
- disappearance of all distresses
- sukha-avaptih
- attainment of all happiness
- sreyah
- benediction
- tat
- that
- na
- never
- iha
- in this connection
- ca
- and
- isyate
- is available.
Narada Muni asked King Pracinabarhisat: My dear King, what do you desire to achieve by performing these fruitive activities? The chief aim of life is to get rid of all miseries and enjoy happiness, but these two things cannot be realized by fruitive activity.