Shloka 126
Pūjya-namaskārya-prakaraṇa
On Those Worthy of Honor and Salutation
अन््यं वरं वृणीष्व त्वं दुर्लभो5यं हि ते वर: । अत: जिनका मन अपने वशमें नहीं है, ऐसे लोगोंके लिये सर्वथा दुष्प्राप्य ब्राह्मणत्वको पानेका आग्रह छोड़कर तुम कोई दूसरा ही वर माँगो। यह वर तो तुम्हारे लिये दुर्लभ ही है
śakra uvāca | anyaṃ varaṃ vṛṇīṣva tvaṃ durlabho ’yaṃ hi te varaḥ |
Śakra said: “Choose some other boon. This boon you seek is indeed difficult for you to obtain. Therefore, abandon the insistence on attaining Brahminhood—which is altogether unattainable for those whose minds are not under their control—and ask for a different boon.”
शक्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
True spiritual status (such as Brahminhood) is tied to inner discipline—especially mastery of the mind—rather than mere desire or demand; without self-control, such a state is declared practically unattainable.
Indra (Śakra), responding to a request for a boon, discourages the seeker from asking for Brahminhood, calling it difficult to obtain for them, and urges them to choose a different boon instead.