रविवार, जनवरी 23, 2022

ऋणं कृत्वा घृतं पिबेत् (Materialistic outlook in ancient India)

Here is a Sanskrit shlok , 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.  

Prem 
Jan 23, 2021

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