Shloka 9
Adhyaya 19 — Kartavirya Arjuna at Dattatreya’s Ashram: Boons, Sovereignty, and Vaishnava Praise
वरं वृणीष्व गुह्यं मे यत् त्वया समुदीरितम् ।
तेन तुष्टिः परा जाता त्वय्यद्य मम पार्थिव ॥
varaṃ vṛṇīṣva guhyaṃ me yat tvayā samudīritam / tena tuṣṭiḥ parā jātā tvayy adya mama pārthiva
ចូរជ្រើសរើសពរ។ អ្វីដែលអ្នកបាននិយាយ គឺជាសម្ងាត់ (សច្ចៈ) របស់ខ្ញុំ; ដោយហេតុនោះ សេចក្តីពេញចិត្តដ៏លើសលប់ បានកើតឡើងក្នុងខ្ញុំចំពោះអ្នកនៅថ្ងៃនេះ ឱព្រះមហាក្សត្រ។
FAQs
Speaking truth with insight—especially about the hidden workings of māyā and śakti—invites grace; boons are framed as responses to inner qualification, not entitlement.
Ākhyāna/vaṃśānucarita: the boon motif advances the royal narrative line while embedding theological teaching about ‘guhya’ knowledge.
‘Guhya’ indicates initiatory knowledge: recognizing the divine behind appearances. The boon becomes a secondary fruit; the primary attainment is validated insight (jñāna) that pierces māyā.