Shloka 38
Adhyaya 24 — Kuvalayashva’s Refusal of Gifts and the Vision of Madalasa’s Maya
अश्वतर उवाच मायैयं पुत्र ! मा स्प्राक्षीः प्रागेव कथितं तव ।
अन्तर्धानमुपैत्याशु माया संस्पर्शनादिभिः ॥
aśvatara uvāca māyeyaṃ putra! mā sprākṣīḥ prāgeva kathitaṃ tava |
antardhānam upaity āśu māyā saṃsparśanādibhiḥ ||
অশ্বতর বলল—বৎস, এ তো মায়া; একে স্পর্শ কোরো না। আমি আগেই বলেছিলাম—স্পর্শ ইত্যাদি করতে গেলে মায়া দ্রুতই লুপ্ত হয়ে যায়।
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FAQs
The text emphasizes viveka: do not validate appearances through impulsive sense-contact; fascination with the unreal leads to collapse and grief.
Didactic narrative material (upadeśa within ākhyāna), not a direct pancalakṣaṇa unit; it supports dharma by illustrating the mechanics of delusion.
Māyā ‘vanishes on touch’ indicates that grasping at phenomena fails to yield lasting substance; the seeker must turn from external grasping to inner knowledge.