sri-brahmanah uvaca -- the saintly brahmana said; parigrahah -- attachment to possession; hi -- certainly; duhkhaya -- leading to misery; yat yat -- whatever; priya-tamam -- is most dear; nrinam -- of men; anantam -- unlimited; sukham -- happiness; apnoti -- achieves; tat -- that; vidvan -- knowing; yah -- whoever; tu -- indeed; akincanah -- is free from such attachment.

The saintly brahmana said: Everyone considers certain things within the material world to be most dear to him, and because of attachment to such things one eventually becomes miserable. One who understands this gives up material possessiveness and attachment and thus achieves unlimited happiness.