Wednesday, June 14, 2023
One Man in His Time Plays Many Parts
Bhartṛhari, The Vairāgya-śatakam: Or, The Hundred Verses on Renunciation, 2nd ed. (Mayavati: The Advaita Ashram, 1921), p. 32 (number 50):
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Now a child for a while and then a youth of erotic ways, a destitute now for a while and then very wealthy, just like an actor, man makes at the end of his role—when diseased in all limbs by age and wrinkled all over the body—his exit behind the scene that veils the abode of Yama (death).Other translations are available on Shreevatsa's very useful web site on Bhartṛhari.
