Shloka 12
Adhyaya 24 — Kuvalayashva’s Refusal of Gifts and the Vision of Madalasa’s Maya
तद्वयं त्वत्प्रसादेन धनरत्नादिसञ्चयान् ।
पितृमुक्तान् प्रयच्छामः कामतो नित्यमर्थिनाम् ॥
tad vayaṃ tvatprasādena dhana-ratnādi-sañcayān |
pitṛmuktān prayacchāmaḥ kāmato nityam arthinām ||
Darum werden wir durch deine Gunst—nach Wunsch und stets denen, die bitten—Vorräte an Reichtum, Juwelen und dergleichen gewähren, zur Gabe freigegeben mit der Zustimmung unseres Vaters.
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FAQs
Even generosity is framed as disciplined and sanctioned: giving is enabled by grace (prasāda) and regulated by elder authority (pitṛ). The verse presents dāna as a dharmic institution, not mere impulse.
Narrative ethics (ākhyāna) rather than pañcalakṣaṇa categories.
‘Prasāda’ implies a descending power that unlocks ‘sañcaya’ (stored potential). ‘Pitṛmukta’ suggests that power becomes wholesome only when released through proper lineage-order, i.e., aligned with dharmic hierarchy.