[vairagya-37]
कृच्छ्रेणामेध्यमध्ये नियमिततनुभिः स्थीयते गर्भवासेकान्ताविश्लेषदुःखव्यतिकरविषमो यौवने चोपभोगः ।वामाक्षीणामवज़ाविहसितवसतिर्वृद्धभावोऽप्यसाधुःसंसारे रे मनुष्या वदत यदि सुखं स्वल्पमप्यस्ति किञ्चित् ॥३७॥kṛcchreṇāmedhyamadhye niyamitatanubhiḥ sthīyate garbhavāsekāntāviśleṣaduḥkhavyatikaraviṣamo yauvane copabhogaḥ |vāmākṣīṇāmavaja़āvihasitavasatirvṛddhabhāvo'pyasādhuḥsaṃsāre re manuṣyā vadata yadi sukhaṃ svalpamapyasti kiñcit ||37||
Translation
When residing in the womb, one has to stay with cramped limbs in the midst of filthy matter with much difficulty. In the youth, the joy experienced in the company of the beloved turns into misery when one is separated from her. The old age which becomes the object of contempt for the girls with pretty eyes, is also not a commendable state. Hey men! Tell me! Is there even the least amount of happiness available in this mundane existence? ॥ 37 ॥