Shloka 27
Narrative of the Śūdra’s Renunciation of Greed
with the Tulādhāra Greatness Prelude
सदापि लाभविरहो न परस्वं गृहीतवान् । तस्य जिज्ञासयैवाहं गृहीत्वा वस्त्रयुग्मकम्
sadāpi lābhaviraho na parasvaṃ gṛhītavān | tasya jijñāsayaivāhaṃ gṛhītvā vastrayugmakam
সদাই লাভবঞ্চিত হলেও সে কখনও পরের সম্পদ গ্রহণ করেনি। তাকে পরীক্ষা ও জানার জন্য আমি নিজেই এক জোড়া বস্ত্র তুলে নিয়েছিলাম।
Unspecified (a first-person narrator within the Adhyaya’s dialogue context)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: जिज्ञासया + एव + अहम् → जिज्ञासयैवाहं
FAQs
It highlights the dharmic vow of non-stealing: even in poverty or lack of gain, one should not take another’s property.
The act is described as a deliberate test—done out of curiosity or a desire to ascertain the person’s character and commitment to righteousness.
In this standalone verse, the focus is primarily ethical (dharma) rather than tīrtha geography or explicit bhakti theology; its lesson supports the moral foundation that purāṇic narratives often assume.