यद् यद्धास्यति लोकेऽस्मिन्सम्परेतं धनादिकम् । तस्य त्यागे निमित्तं किं विप्रस्तुष्येन्न तेन चेत् ॥ ६ ॥
yad yad dhasyati loke ’smin samparetam dhanadikam tasya tyage nimittam kim vipras tusyen na tena cet
- yat yat
- whatsoever
- hasyati
- will leave
- loke
- in the world
- asmin
- in this
- samparetam
- one who is already dead
- dhana-adikam
- his wealth and riches
- tasya
- of such wealth
- tyage
- in renunciation
- nimittam
- the purpose
- kim
- what is
- viprah
- the brahmana who is confidentially Lord Visnu
- tusyet
- must be pleased
- na
- is not
- tena
- by such (riches)
- cet
- if there is a possibility.
My lord, you can also see that all the material opulences of this world are certainly separated from their possessor at death. Therefore, if the brahmana Vamanadeva is not satisfied by whatever gifts one has given, why not please Him with the riches one is destined to lose at death?