Shloka 25
Adhyāya 270 — Yudhiṣṭhira’s inquiry on saṃnyāsa; Bhīṣma on calculable time, tamas, and karma
Vṛtra–Uśanā exemplum begins
अन्यमेवाहमिच्छामि भक्तायानुग्रह॑ं कृतम् । पृथिवीं रत्नपूर्णा वा महद् वा रत्नसंचयम्
anyam evāham icchāmi bhaktāyānugrahaṃ kṛtam | pṛthivīṃ ratnapūrṇā vā mahad vā ratnasañcayam |
কুণ্ডধাৰে ক’লে—এই ভক্তৰ বাবে মই অন্য ধৰণৰ অনুগ্ৰহ ইচ্ছা কৰোঁ; ৰত্নে পূৰ্ণ পৃথিৱীও নহয়, নতুবা ৰত্নৰ মহৎ সঞ্চয়ো নহয়।
कुण्डधार उवाच
Educational Q&A
The highest ‘anugraha’ (grace) is not material prosperity but steadfastness in dharma—right understanding, ethical conduct, and sustaining one’s life through righteous means.
Kuṇḍadhāra addresses a benefactor (implied giver of boons) and refuses worldly rewards for his devotee, asking instead for an inner transformation: a life governed by dharma rather than by wealth.