Shloka 38
Adhyaya 77 — Shumbha and Nishumbha
संज्ञां पृष्टस्तदा तस्मै कथयामास विश्वकृत् ।
आगतैवेह मे वेष्म भवतः प्रेषितेति वै ॥
saṃjñāṃ pṛṣṭas tadā tasmai kathayāmāsa viśvakṛt / āgataiv eha me veśma bhavataḥ preṣiteti vai
സഞ്ജ്ഞയെക്കുറിച്ച് ചോദിച്ചപ്പോൾ വിശ്വകൃത് (വിശ്വകർമ്മ) അവനോട് പറഞ്ഞു—“അവൾ തീർച്ചയായും നിനാൽ അയക്കപ്പെട്ടവളായി എന്റെ വീട്ടിലേക്കു വന്നിരിക്കുന്നു.”
FAQs
Inquiry guided by respect yields clarity; also, responsibility is subtly returned—events unfold not merely by others’ fault but through one’s own prior actions.
Manvantara-linked dynastic narration; it situates a turning point that affects subsequent lineage and cosmic administration.
‘Sent by you’ implies that the jīva’s experiences are propelled by its own tejas/karma; the artisan represents the inner faculty that can reconfigure that energy.