Shloka 19
दधीच्यास्थिवज्रनिर्माणोपाख्यानम् | The Forging of the Vajra from Dadhīca’s Bones
अयं वै दानवो ब्रद्म॒न्निल्वलो वसुमान् भुवि । तमतिक्रम्य सर्वेड्द्य वयं चार्थामहे वसु,“ब्रह्म! यह इल्वल दानव इस पृथ्वीपर सबसे अधिक धनी है। हम सब लोग उसीके पास चलकर आज धन माँगें'
ayaṃ vai dānavo brahman ilvalo vasumān bhuvi | tam atikramya sarve ’dya vayaṃ cārthāmahe vasu ||
«¡Oh brahmán! Este es, en verdad, el dānava Ilvala, el más rico sobre la tierra. Vayamos todos hoy a él y, acercándonos, pidámosle riquezas.»
लोगश उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical tension between desire for wealth and prudent discernment: seeking riches from a powerful but unrighteous source can invite danger and moral compromise, reminding listeners to evaluate the character of the giver and the means of acquisition.
A speaker addresses a brahmin and points out Ilvala, a wealthy Dānava, proposing that they all go to him that very day to ask for money—setting up an encounter where apparent generosity may conceal hostility or deceit.