Shloka 33
Adhyaya 24 — Kuvalayashva’s Refusal of Gifts and the Vision of Madalasa’s Maya
मायामयीमप्यधुना मम तात ! मदालसाम् ।
यदि दर्शयते मन्ये परं कृतमनुग्रहम् ॥
māyāmayīmapyadhunā mama tāta ! madālasām / yadi darśayate manye paraṃ kṛtamanugraham
Verehrter Vater, selbst wenn Madālasā aus Māyā gewoben ist—wenn du sie mir jetzt zeigst, halte ich dies für die höchste Gunst, die mir erwiesen wurde.
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FAQs
Attachment can become so strong that one prefers a beautiful illusion over uncertain truth. The verse is psychologically precise: the speaker knowingly consents to māyā, revealing how desire overrides discernment.
Ānucarita (episode-based moral psychology), not cosmological enumeration.
The ‘darśana’ of an illusory form mirrors how the mind seeks consoling images in meditation or dream. The teaching implied by the narrative arc: even acknowledged illusion can bind when craved as ‘grace.’