Shloka 48
Adhyaya 18 — Alarka's Story
देवा ऊचुः कथयस्व जगन्नाथ ! केषु स्थानेष्वस्थिताः ।
पुरुषस्य फलं किं वा प्रयच्छत्यथ नश्यति ॥
devā ūcuḥ kathayasva jagannātha! keṣu sthāneṣv asthitā / puruṣasya phalaṃ kiṃ vā prayacchaty atha naśyati
ദേവന്മാർ പറഞ്ഞു— ഹേ ജഗന്നാഥാ! ആ ദേവി ഏത് ഏത് സ്ഥാനങ്ങളിൽ വസിക്കുന്നു? മനുഷ്യന് ഏതു ഫലം നൽകുന്നു? പിന്നെ അവൾ എങ്ങനെ ലയിച്ച് പ്രസ്ഥാനം ചെയ്യുന്നു?
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FAQs
Prosperity (Śrī) is not random; it is portrayed as ‘situated’ in specific supports and conditions, and thus can be gained or lost depending on conduct and inner disposition.
Primarily Dharma/Ācāra instruction within narrative (not Sarga/Pratisarga/Manvantara/Vaṃśa/Vaṃśānucarita proper), serving as ethical teaching embedded in Purāṇic dialogue.
Lakṣmī’s ‘stations’ in the body allegorize that fortune manifests through disciplined faculties—speech, heart, modesty, social bonds—rather than mere external possession.