Shloka 46
Adhyāya 41 — Kṛṣṇa’s Battlefield Briefing and the Renewal of the Great Engagement
ऋद्ध गृहं सर्वकामैर्यच्च मे वसु किंचन । तत् सर्वमस्मै सत्कृत्य प्रयच्छामि न चेच्छति
ṛddha gṛhaṃ sarvakāmair yac ca me vasu kiṃcana | tat sarvam asmai satkṛtya prayacchāmi na cecchati ||
Sañjaya berkata: “Dengan penuh penghormatan aku menawarkan kepada brahmana itu rumahku yang makmur, lengkap dengan segala kesenangan, serta seluruh harta yang kumiliki. Namun dia tidak menunjukkan keinginan untuk menerima apa pun.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical ideal that giving should be accompanied by respect (satkāra), and that true renunciation may appear as refusal of even lavish gifts—suggesting that dharma is not merely in possessing or offering wealth, but in the purity of intention and freedom from attachment.
Sanjaya narrates an episode in which the speaker offers a Brahmin a richly furnished home and all available wealth with honor, but the Brahmin declines to accept anything, indicating a deliberate choice of restraint or a higher purpose behind his request.