Shloka 42
Adhyaya 50 — Mind-Born Progeny, Svayambhuva Manu’s Lineage, and Brahmā’s Ordinance to Duḥsaha (Alakṣmī’s Retinue)
दुःसह उवाच क्षुत्क्षामोऽस्मि जगन्नाथ ! पिपासुश्चापि दुर्बलः ।
कथं तृप्तिमियान्नाथ ! भवेयं बलवान् कथम् ।
कश्चाश्रयो ममाख्याहि वर्तेयं यत्र निर्वृतः ॥
duḥsaha uvāca kṣutkṣāmo 'smi jagannātha! pipāsuścāpi durbalaḥ | kathaṃ tṛptim iyān nātha! bhaveyaṃ balavān katham | kaścāśrayo mamā'khyāhi varteyaṃ yatra nirvṛtaḥ ||
दुःसह म्हणाला—“हे जगदीश! मी भुकेने कृश झालो आहे, तहानलेलाही आहे आणि दुर्बल आहे. प्रभो, मला तृप्ती कशी मिळेल? मी बलवान कसा होईन? सांगा—माझा आश्रय कोणता, आणि मी कुठे सुखाने वास करावा?”
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FAQs
The text shows how destructive impulses rationalize themselves as ‘need’ (hunger/thirst) and seek a sanctioned outlet. Ethically, it warns that unchecked craving looks for environments that will feed it—hence the importance of guarding one’s habits and home.
Didactic dialogue within narrative; not one of the five characteristics directly, but supports dharma teaching by dramatizing guṇa-driven appetites.
Hunger/thirst symbolize endless lack (abhāva) at the root of tamas. The request for ‘āśraya’ implies: every tendency seeks an abode in the psyche; the sādhaka must deny abode to tamasic patterns.