Shloka 14
Adhyaya 19 — Kartavirya Arjuna at Dattatreya’s Ashram: Boons, Sovereignty, and Vaishnava Praise
Sanskrit
कार्तवीर्य उवाच यदि देव प्रसन्नस्त्वं तत् प्रयच्छ ऋद्धिमुत्तमाम् ।
यया प्रजाः पालयेऽहं न चाधर्ममवाप्नुयाम् ॥
Transliteration
kārtavīrya uvāca yadi deva prasannas tvaṃ tat prayaccha ṛddhim uttamām /
yayā prajāḥ pālaye 'haṃ na cādharmam avāpnuyām
Translation
カールタヴィーリヤは言った。「もし御心にかなうなら、主よ、我に最高の繁栄と力を授け給え。それによって我は民を守り、アダルマ（不義）に堕ちぬであろう。」
Speakers
Kārtavīrya speaking (to Dattātreya)
Primary Deities
DattātreyaKārtavīrya Arjuna
Key ThemesRājadharmaJust governancePower with restraintWelfare of subjects