Shloka 97
Adhyaya 21 — Kuvalayashva’s Descent to Patala and the Rescue of Madalasa
एतदप्यधिकं वत्स तेन त्वं पुरुषोत्तमः ।
तद्धन्योऽस्म्य बाल त्वमहमेव गुणाधिकम् ॥
etad apy adhikaṃ vatsa tena tvaṃ puruṣottamaḥ / tad dhanyo 'smi bāla tvam aham eva guṇādhikam
হে বৎস, এ তো আরও অধিক অসাধারণ; তাই তুমি নরশ্রেষ্ঠ। হে বালক, আমি ধন্য, কারণ তুমি গুণে শ্রেষ্ঠ, আর তাতে আমারও খ্যাতি বৃদ্ধি পায়।
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FAQs
Personal excellence is defined not merely by power but by guṇa (virtue, character). The father models a dharmic valuation: virtue elevates both the individual and the lineage.
Vaṃśānucarita: praise and evaluation of a descendant’s conduct as a template for ideal rulership.
Calling someone ‘puruṣottama’ in a narrative setting signals the archetype of the ‘ideal person’—one whose inner order (guṇa) aligns outer action with dharma.