Shloka 14
Adhyaya 24 — Kuvalayashva’s Refusal of Gifts and the Vision of Madalasa’s Maya
जड उवाच इत्येवं प्रसृतं वाक्यमुक्तः पन्नगसत्तमः ।
प्राह राजसुतं प्रीत्या पुत्रयोरुपकारिणम् ॥
jaḍa uvāca ityevaṃ prasṛtaṃ vākyam uktaḥ pannaga-sattamaḥ |
prāha rājasutaṃ prītyā putrayor upakāriṇam ||
জাড়ে ক’লে—এইদৰে কথা কোৱা হ’লে সন্তুষ্ট হৈ শ্ৰেষ্ঠ নাগে, নিজৰ দুজন পুত্ৰৰ উপকাৰক সেই ৰাজপুত্ৰক সম্বোধন কৰি ক’লে।
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FAQs
The narrative emphasizes kṛtajñatā (gratitude): the Nāga’s favorable response is explicitly grounded in the prince’s prior help to his sons, modeling reciprocal dharma.
A transitional narrative marker within ākhyāna; not pañcalakṣaṇa.
The ‘serpent’ often symbolizes hidden powers/treasures; the frame suggests such powers become benevolent when approached through virtue (helping others) rather than coercion.