Shloka 49
Adhyaya 18 — Arjuna Declines the Throne; Garga Directs Him to Dattatreya; The Gods Defeat the Daityas through Dattatreya’s Vision and the Movement of Lakshmi
दत्तात्रेय उवाच नृणां पदे स्थिता लक्ष्मीर् निलयं सम्प्रयच्छति ।
सक्थ्न्योश्च संस्थिता वस्त्रं तथा नानाविधं वसु ॥
dattātreya uvāca nṛṇāṃ pade sthitā lakṣmīr nilayaṃ samprayacchati / sakthnyoś ca saṃsthitā vastraṃ tathā nānāvidhaṃ vasu
Dattātreya dit : «Lorsque Lakṣmī demeure aux pieds d’un homme, Elle lui accorde une demeure. Lorsqu’Elle se tient dans les cuisses, Elle lui donne des vêtements et des richesses de diverses sortes.»
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FAQs
Basic securities—shelter, clothing, material means—are framed as ‘fruits’ of fortune grounded in stability and right support (feet/thighs symbolizing steadiness and capacity).
Didactic dharma material inside narrative dialogue; it supports Purāṇic instruction rather than cosmological enumeration.
Feet and thighs indicate foundation and strength; fortune that rests on firm foundations yields stable life-infrastructure (home, resources) rather than fleeting display.