Shloka 52
Adhyaya 18 — Arjuna Declines the Throne; Garga Directs Him to Dattatreya; The Gods Defeat the Daityas through Dattatreya’s Vision and the Movement of Lakshmi
सृष्टानुवाक्यलावण्यमाज्ञामवितथां तथा ।
मुखसंस्था कवित्वञ्च यच्छत्युदधिसम्भवा ॥
sṛṣṭānuvākya-lāvaṇyam ājñām avitathāṃ tathā / mukhasaṃsthā kavitvañ ca yacchaty udadhisambhavā
«លក្ខ្មី កើតពីសមុទ្រ ពេលស្ថិតនៅមាត់ នាងប្រទានសម្រស់នៃពាក្យសម្តី អំណាចបញ្ជាដែលមិនបរាជ័យ (មានប្រសិទ្ធិភាព) ហើយក៏ប្រទានទេពកោសល្យកវីផងដែរ»។
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FAQs
Right speech and effective leadership are treated as forms of prosperity; Lakṣmī’s ‘presence’ in speech implies that truthfulness, clarity, and beauty of expression create success.
Instructional/ethical teaching (dharma of speech and authority) within a narrative frame, not a cosmological or dynastic account.
Mouth as vāg-indriya: when speech is auspicious (śubha-vāk), it becomes a vehicle of śrī—manifesting as influence, artistry, and the capacity to shape outcomes.