रविवार, जनवरी 23, 2022

ऋणं कृत्वा घृतं पिबेत् (Materialistic outlook in ancient India)

Here are  a few Sanskrit shlokas , I came across (referred as that of  Rishi Charvak)


यावज्जीवेत्सुखं जीवेत् ऋणं कृत्वा घृतं पिबेत् । भस्मीभूतस्य देहस्य पुनरागमनं कुतः ||

It appears to be  the popular sentiment of those times among the public.   
Literally it says 

'As long as the person is alive,  s(he) must consume the best possible, as  after the death one can not get the body back'.

Interesting.  


Another one through Dillip:
 
वैद्यराज नमस्तुभ्यं यमराजसहोदर । यमस्तु हरति प्राणान् वैद्यो प्राणान् धनानि च  |
 "Hi Doctor, you, brother of Yam Raj greetings,. Yam only takes away the life but you take AWAY both:  life and the money.'
 


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