स्वयंप्रभा
प्रश्नोत्तरम् / Svayamprabha Explains the Golden Forest and Questions the Vanaras
वनं विधाय बलवान्सर्वकामेश्वरस्तदा।।4.51.13।।उवास सुखितः कालं कञ्चिदस्मिन्महावने।
vanaṃ vidhāya balavān sarvakāmeśvaras tadā | uvāsa sukhitaḥ kālaṃ kañcid asmin mahāvane ||
Затем тот могучий, владыка исполнения желаний, устроил этот лес и жил здесь счастливо некоторое время в этой великой чаще.
Then the mighty Maya who received the power of (executing) desires created this mansion and lived here happily for some time in this dense forest.
Possessing wish-fulfilling power tests dharma: true righteousness requires restraint and right use of capability, not mere enjoyment.
Svayaṃprabhā narrates Maya’s period of residence after creating the wondrous forest.
The implied virtue is self-control—power without restraint becomes ethically precarious.