Shloka 42
Adhyaya 37 — Alarka’s Crisis and the Teaching on Non-Attachment (Madālasa’s Instruction Recalled)
यथा घटीकुम्भकमाṇ्डलुस्थम् आकाशमेकं बहुधा हि दृष्टम् ।
तथा सुबाहुः स च काशिपोऽहं मल्ये च देहेषु शरीरभेदैः ॥
yathā ghaṭī-kumbhaka-maṇḍalu-stham ākāśam ekaṃ bahudhā hi dṛṣṭam | tathā subāhuḥ sa ca kāśipo ’haṃ malye ca deheṣu śarīra-bhedaiḥ ||
Sebagaimana ruang yang satu kelihatan banyak apabila terkurung dalam periuk kecil, tempayan, atau bekas air, demikian juga—melalui perbezaan tubuh—ada Subāhu, ada Kāśipa, dan ada aku, serta (yang lain) di antara kaum Malla dan makhluk bertubuh yang lain.
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FAQs
Apparent differences among persons are conditioned by bodily ‘containers’; recognizing the underlying unity supports non-hatred, empathy, and impartiality.
A metaphysical teaching within the narrative frame; not a pañcalakṣaṇa element.
The pot-space analogy teaches that individuality is an upādhi (limiting adjunct). When the adjunct is ‘seen through,’ the one Self (like space) is understood as indivisible.