Shloka 10
Adhyaya 24 — Kuvalayashva’s Refusal of Gifts and the Vision of Madalasa’s Maya
यैर् न चिन्त्यं धनं किञ्चिन् मम गेहेऽस्ति नास्ति वा ।
पितृबाहुतरुच्छायां संश्रिताः सुखिनो हि ते ॥
yair na cintyaṃ dhanaṃ kiñcin mama gehe 'sti nāsti vā |
pitṛbāhutarucchāyāṃ saṃśritāḥ sukhino hi te ||
আমার ঘরে ধন আছে কি নেই—এ নিয়ে তাদের একেবারেই চিন্তা নেই। পিতার বাহুরূপী বৃক্ষের ছায়ায় আশ্রিত হয়ে তারা সত্যই সুখী।
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FAQs
The verse contrasts material uncertainty with relational security: a righteous household anchored by a living father reduces fear and obsession over possessions. It commends familial duty and gratitude over greed.
Didactic/narrative instruction (ākhyāna), not pañcalakṣaṇa proper.
The ‘shade of the tree’ is a classic symbol of dharmic refuge: when one abides under a higher protecting principle (here pitṛ-tattva), the mind ceases to oscillate over ‘is/ is not’ (asti/nāsti).