Shloka 52
Adhyaya 21 — Kuvalayashva’s Descent to Patala and the Rescue of Madalasa
त्वाञ्चैवानुप्रविष्टोऽहमिमं प्रासादमुत्तमम् ।
इत्येतत्कथितं सत्यं न देवोऽहं न दानवः ॥
tvāñcaivānupraviṣṭo 'hamimaṃ prāsādamuttamam / ityetat kathitaṃ satyaṃ na devo 'haṃ na dānavaḥ
«Et je te suivis et j’entrai dans ce palais excellent. Voici la vérité que j’ai dite : je ne suis ni dieu ni démon.»
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FAQs
The verse emphasizes satya and non-threatening self-presentation: when fear or suspicion arises, clarity about one’s intentions and nature is itself dharma.
Ākhyāna. It is situational narration, not cosmological enumeration.
Denying ‘deva’ and ‘dānava’ marks a middle path: the human arena is where dharma is chosen through effort, not guaranteed by innate divinity or doomed by demonic nature.