Verse 2

Śataka
Vairāgya Śatakaवैराग्यशतकम्
Chapter
Blaming 'Pleasure-Thirst'तृष्णादूषणम्
Chhanda
Śārdūlavikrīḍitaशार्दूलविक्रीडित

[vairagya-02]

भ्रान्तं देशमनेकदुर्गविषमं प्राप्तं न किंचित्फलंत्यक्त्वा जातिकुलाभिमानमुचितं सेवा कृता निष्फला ।भुक्तं मानविवर्जितं परगृहेष्वाशङ्कया काकवत्‌तृष्णे जृम्भसि पापकर्मपिशुने नाद्यापि सन्तुष्यसि ॥२॥

bhrāntaṃ deśamanekadurgaviṣamaṃ prāptaṃ na kiṃcitphalaṃtyaktvā jātikulābhimānamucitaṃ sevā kṛtā niṣphalā |bhuktaṃ mānavivarjitaṃ paragṛheṣvāśaṅkayā kākavat‌tṛṣṇe jṛmbhasi pāpakarmapiśune nādyāpi santuṣyasi ||2||

Translation

I wandered among many impenetrable countries filled with hills and forests; yet nothing fruitful was attained. Suppressing the honor of birth and family names, I slaved for others and still got nothing. Losing self-respect I ate food at any stranger’s house without any shame like a greedy crow. Hey Trshnaa! You have grown well! You keep driving everyone towards doing wicked deeds! Even then you do not seem satiated! ॥ 2 ॥