Shloka 39
Adhyaya 37 — Alarka’s Crisis and the Teaching on Non-Attachment (Madālasa’s Instruction Recalled)
राज्यस्य वाञ्छां सुरुतेऽग्रजोऽस्य देहस्य चेत् पञ्चमयः स राशिः ।
गुणप्रवृत्त्या मम किन्नु तत्र तत्स्थः स चाहञ्च शरीरतोऽन्यः ॥
rājyasya vāñchāṃ surute ’grajo ’sya dehasya cet pañcamayaḥ sa rāśiḥ | guṇa-pravṛttyā mama kinnu tatra tat-sthaḥ sa cāhaṃ ca śarīrato ’nyaḥ ||
যদি এই দেহের পূর্বতন অংশ—পঞ্চময় সমষ্টি—রাজত্বের আকাঙ্ক্ষা উৎপন্ন করে, তবে তা আমার কী, কারণ তা তো গুণসমূহের ক্রিয়ামাত্র। সেই সমষ্টি সেখানে থাকে, আর আমি সাক্ষীস্বরূপ দেহের অতীত।
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FAQs
Ambition and craving are movements of prakṛti (guṇas), not the true Self. Recognizing this curbs greed and supports righteous governance/behavior.
A reflective teaching embedded in narrative; not part of the five purāṇic markers.
Desire for ‘kingdom’ symbolizes sovereignty of ego. The verse relocates such impulses to guṇa-dynamics, enabling the aspirant to abide as the unattached witness.