Shloka 93
Adhyaya 21 — Kuvalayashva’s Descent to Patala and the Rescue of Madalasa
यदुपात्तं यशः पित्रा धनं वीर्यमथापि वा ।
तन्न हापयते यस्तु स नरो मध्यमः स्मृतः ॥
yadupāttaṃ yaśaḥ pitrā dhanaṃ vīryamathāpi vā / tanna hāpayate yastu sa naro madhyamaḥ smṛtaḥ
អ្នកណាមិនធ្វើឲ្យអ្វីដែលបានទទួលពីឪពុកថយចុះ—មិនថាកេរ្តិ៍ឈ្មោះ ទ្រព្យសម្បត្តិ ឬសេចក្តីក្លាហានក៏ដោយ—គេត្រូវបានចាត់ទុកថាជាមនុស្សមធ្យម។
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FAQs
Mere preservation is not the pinnacle of virtue: maintaining inherited advantages is respectable, but dharma calls for growth in excellence—ethical life is measured by contribution, not only conservation.
Dharma-upadeśa embedded in vaṃśānucarita: a normative teaching attached to lineage narrative, illustrating how Purāṇas encode social ethics through royal exemplars.
Inherited ‘wealth/valor/fame’ can be read as innate capacities and prior saṃskāras; not diminishing them means at least avoiding regression—yet the path implicitly urges transformation beyond baseline maintenance.