Shloka 20
योग–सांख्यसमन्वयः, रथोपमा, व्यक्त–अव्यक्तविवेकः
Yoga–Sāṃkhya Synthesis, Chariot Allegory, and the Vyakta–Avyakta Distinction
श्रीझ्वाच पुण्येषु त्रिषु लोकेषु सर्वे स्थावरजड्रमा: । ममात्मभावमिच्छन्तो यतन्ते परमात्मना
śakra uvāca | śrīr uvāca puṇyeṣu triṣu lokeṣu sarve sthāvarajaṅgamāḥ | mamātmabhāvam icchanto yatante paramātmanā ||
श्री (लक्ष्मी) ने कहा—इन्द्र! पुण्यमय तीनों लोकों में समस्त स्थावर-जङ्गम प्राणी मुझे—मेरे आत्मभाव को—प्राप्त करने की इच्छा से परम उत्साहपूर्वक प्रयत्न करते रहते हैं।
शक्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
Fortune (Śrī/Lakṣmī) is portrayed as a sought-after state: all beings strive to attain it, and true attainment is linked to sustained effort and an inner alignment with the highest principle (Paramātman), not mere chance.
In a dialogue where Indra (Śakra) is addressed, Śrī (Lakṣmī) explains her universal desirability: across the three worlds, every kind of being—immobile and mobile—endeavors intensely to obtain her presence and condition.