Shloka 39
Adhyaya 81 — Suratha and Samadhi Seek Sage Medhas; Introduction to Mahamaya and the Madhukaitabha Origin Account
मानुषा मनुजव्याघ्र साभिलाषाः सुतान् प्रति ।
लोभात्प्रत्युपकाराय नन्वेतान् किं न पश्यसि ॥
mānuṣā manujavyāghra sābhilāṣāḥ sutān prati / lobhāt pratyupakārāya nanv etān kiṃ na paśyasi
ഹേ നരവ്യാഘ്രാ! മനുഷ്യർ മക്കളോടുള്ള ആകാംക്ഷയിൽ നിറഞ്ഞ്, ലാഭലോഭത്താൽ പ്രതിഫലം പ്രതീക്ഷിച്ച് എങ്ങനെ പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്നുവെന്ന് നീ കാണുന്നില്ലേ?
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FAQs
Even socially valued bonds (parental affection) can become binding when mixed with expectation and greed. Dharma refines affection into responsibility without possessiveness.
Ethical instruction embedded in narrative; ancillary to pañcalakṣaṇa.
‘Children’ can also symbolize one’s ‘productions’—projects, identities, legacies—toward which the ego seeks repayment. Mahāmāyā converts love into bondage through expectation (āśā) and ownership (mamatā).