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The Eighth Chapter
173
Why do these wise men strive for these fleeting pleasures, which come and go like the wind? 69
Health, wealth, youth, and happiness are all as fleeting as a rainbow. 70
Just as a drop of water on a blade of grass is destined to fall, so too is the life of living beings destined to end. 71
The Yama Raja, ever ready for battle, leads his army of old age, followed by the strong soldiers of various diseases, and the Kshaya, like wild beasts, are always by his side. 72
These desires, with their fiery flames of thirst, burn the senses, and the pain arising from them destroys life. 73
In this world, happiness is fleeting, while sorrow is abundant. What is there to be content with? How can one be content? 74
The desire for worldly pleasures brings suffering first, then dissatisfaction during enjoyment, and finally regret after separation. 75
The family that is prosperous today may be poor tomorrow, and the one that is suffering today may be prosperous tomorrow. 76
This worldly happiness is a source of sorrow, wealth is accompanied by destruction, union is followed by separation, and prosperity is followed by misfortune. 77
Thus, seeing the impermanence of the world, the Chakravarti considered these fleeting pleasures as poison. 78
Having renounced these pleasures, the Chakravarti, with his boundless energy, wished to give his kingdom to his son. 79