Verse 11

Śataka
Vairāgya Śatakaवैराग्यशतकम्
Chapter
The Mockery of the Complete Renunciation of Sense Pleasuresविषयपरित्यागविडम्बना
Chhanda
Śikhariṇīशिखरिणी

[vairagya-11]

न संसारोत्पन्नं चरितमनुपश्यामि कुशलंविपाकः पुण्यानां जनयति भयं मे विमृशतः ।महद्भिः पुण्यौधैश्चिरपरिगृहीताश्च विषयामहान्तो जायन्ते व्यसनमिव दातुं विषयिणाम्‌ ॥११॥

na saṃsārotpannaṃ caritamanupaśyāmi kuśalaṃvipākaḥ puṇyānāṃ janayati bhayaṃ me vimṛśataḥ |mahadbhiḥ puṇyaudhaiściraparigṛhītāśca viṣayāmahānto jāyante vyasanamiva dātuṃ viṣayiṇām‌ ||11||

Translation

I do not consider the meritorious acts rising up in this mundane existence as something worthy. As I analyze, the ripening of these merits creates apprehension in me. The pleasures experienced for quite a long time because of the ‘abundant collection of merits’ keep on increasing, only to give more suffering to the pleasure-seekers. ॥ 11 ॥