Adhyaya 24 — Kuvalayashva’s Refusal of Gifts and the Vision of Madalasa’s Maya
तस्मान्नरेण तन्मूलः कार्यो यत्नः कृतात्मना ।
कर्तव्यः पुण्यसक्तानां न किञ्चिद्भुवि दुर्लभम् ॥
tasmān nareṇa tan-mūlaḥ kāryo yatnaḥ kṛtātmanā / kartavyaḥ puṇya-saktānāṃ na kiñcid bhuvi durlabham
Karena itu, orang yang mengendalikan diri hendaknya berusaha menuju akar kebajikan (dharma) itu. Bagi mereka yang teguh dalam dharma, tiada sesuatu pun di bumi yang sukar diperoleh.
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The ethical program is clear: discipline + merit-making action yields both inner stability and outer attainments; dharma is portrayed as practical power.
Normative dharma teaching; not pancalakṣaṇa content.
‘Root’ suggests causal primacy: by correcting the subtle cause (intent and conduct), the many branches of life (results) are harmonized without direct grasping.