Shloka 10
Adhyaya 22 — Kuvalayashva’s Death through Daitya-Deceit and Madalasa’s Self-Immolation
अतः प्रयच्छ मे वीर हिरण्यार्थं स्वभूषणम् ।
यदेतत् कण्ठलग्नं ते रक्ष चेमं माश्रमम् ॥
ataḥ prayaccha me vīra hiraṇyārthaṃ svabhūṣaṇam | yad etat kaṇṭhalagnaṃ te rakṣa cemam āśramam
म्हणून, हे वीरा, सोन्यासाठी तुझ्या गळ्यात लटकणारे ते आभूषण मला दे; आणि माझ्या या आश्रमाचेही रक्षण कर।
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FAQs
Generosity is praised, but indiscriminate giving can empower adharma. The ideal donor considers the worthiness of the recipient and the wider consequences.
Narrative dharma (vaṃśānucarita/ākhyāna): a moral test embedded in story rather than a cosmological account.
The neck-ornament can symbolize identity/status; surrendering it under coercive 'piety' reflects how spiritual manipulation can strip one’s discernment and agency.