वैराग्यशतकम्

Vairāgyaśatakam closes the triad with a hundred verses on letting go. Bhartṛhari begins by confronting the restless thirst for pleasure and the indignity of constant wanting, then reflects on how fleeting every enjoyment proves, and on Time, which consumes all things. A dialogue between a recluse and a king gives the book its human centre, while later verses turn inward, urging the mind to quiet itself and to tell the lasting from the passing. The book ends in devotion to Shiva and the free, unattached life of the avadhūta. Its tone is calm rather than bitter, and it reads as an invitation to find a steadier joy within.