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(16-17) Sometimes his own family members nourish him or in turn he nourishes them. Neither do they protect him or offer him shelter nor can he protect them or offer them shelter. Bhāsyam Sūtra 16-17
This is another set of sūtras that support the reflection on 'lack of refuge'. These sutras are to be explained just like sutras 7 and 8 with this exception: The close relatives nourish a person in his childhood or state of adversity. Subsequently, when the latter earns fortune, he looks after them.
2.18
uvāiya-seseņa vā, sannihi-sannicao kajjai, ihamegesim asamjayanam bhoyaṇāe.
A person bound by the tie of 'mine'-ness earns fortune that he enjoys himself. By means of what he saves, he acquires goods for storing and hoarding for the use of his non-restrained relatives, sons, daughters, etc.
Bhāṣyam Sutra 18
Storing-Storing up edibles that perish quickly. Hoarding-Hoarding of semi-perishable commodity like corn, clarified butter etc.
2.19 tao se egaya roga-samuppāyā samuppajjamti.
Then sometimes he is attacked by various diseases. Bhāṣyam Sutra 19
Some people earn fortune, but are not able to enjoy it. The season is that they are attacked by illness that spoils their purpose. This is explained
here.
2.21
2.20 jehim vāã saddhim samvasati te va nam egaya niyaga niyagā tam puvvim pariharamti, so vā te niyage pacchā pariharejjā.
nālam te tava tāṇāe vā, saraṇāe vā. tumampi tesim nālam tāṇāe vā, saraṇāe vā.
(20,21) Sometimes his own family members leave him or in turn he leaves them. Neither do they protect or offer him shelter nor can he protect or offer them shelter.
Bhāsyam Sūtra 20-21
Sometimes the relatives whom he lives with, in the ailing condition, leave him earlier, or he himself abandons them, being disgusted for lack
तुलसी प्रज्ञा अप्रेल - सितम्बर, 2003
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