Shloka 20
अगस्त्यस्य वित्तयाचनं तथा इल्वलोपभिक्षणनिर्णयः
Agastya’s request for wealth and the decision to seek resources from Ilvala
स तस्य तस्य सच्त्वस्य तत् तदड़मनुत्तमम् | संगृहा तत्समैरड्रैनिरमिमे स्त्रियमुत्तमाम्,तब उन्होंने एक-एक जन्तुके उत्तमोत्तम अंगोंका भावनाद्वारा संग्रह करके उन सबके द्वारा एक परम सुन्दर स्त्रीका निर्माण किया
sa tasya tasya sattvasya tat tad aṅgam anuttamam | saṅgṛhya tat-samair aṅgair niramime striyam uttamām ||
Gathering, from each and every creature, its most excellent limb, he mentally collected those finest features and, by combining comparable parts, fashioned an incomparable woman—an image of beauty assembled from the best of all beings. The episode underscores how deliberate intention and imaginative power can construct an ideal form, while also hinting at the ethical tension of treating living beings as mere sources of desirable qualities.
लोगश उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the power of intentional, focused imagination to assemble an idealized form from selected excellences, while inviting reflection on the ethical ambiguity of objectifying beings as repositories of desirable traits.
The speaker describes how someone collected the finest features from different creatures and combined them to create an exceptionally beautiful woman.