Shloka 26
Cyavana’s Yogic Display and Kuśika’s Recognition of Tapas (च्यवन-योगप्रभावः कुशिकस्य तपःप्रशंसा च)
व्यवन उवाच उत्तिष्ठाम्येष राजेन्द्र सम्यक् क्रीतो5स्मि तेडनघ । गोभिस्तुल्यं न पश्यामि धनं किंचिदिहाच्युत
vyavana uvāca | uttiṣṭhāmy eṣa rājendra samyak krīto 'smi te 'nagha | gobhis tulyaṁ na paśyāmi dhanaṁ kiñcid ihācyuta ||
قال تشيافانا: «يا ملكَ الملوك، سأقوم الآن. يا من لا إثمَ عليه، لقد اشتريتني بثمنٍ صحيحٍ عادل. يا حاكماً ثابتاً لا يزيغ عن مقتضى الأدب والشرع، لا أرى في هذا العالم مالاً يعدلُ البقر.»
व्यवन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse affirms an ethical valuation of wealth: cattle are presented as the foremost form of worldly wealth, and it also stresses fairness in transactions—being ‘properly purchased’—as part of righteous conduct.
Vyavana addresses a king, acknowledges that the king has paid a fair price to obtain him, and then declares his view that no wealth in the world equals cattle, framing the statement within ideals of propriety and steadfastness.