Shloka 39
Kālayavana’s Rise, Dvārakā’s Founding, and Muchukunda’s Awakening (Śaraṇāgati & Brahman-Stuti)
राज्यम् उर्वी बलं कोशो मित्रपक्षस् तथात्मजाः भार्या भृत्यजनो ये च शब्दाद्या विषयाः प्रभो
rājyam urvī balaṃ kośo mitrapakṣas tathātmajāḥ bhāryā bhṛtyajano ye ca śabdādyā viṣayāḥ prabho
О Господь: царство и земля, военная сила и казна; союзники и сыновья; жена и слуги — и даже предметы чувств, начиная со звука: всё это собирается вокруг власти и удачи и считается внешним достоянием воплощённой жизни.
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)
FAQs
The verse groups the classic supports of sovereignty—territory, force, wealth, allies, heirs, and dependents—to show how worldly rule is sustained by external acquisitions rather than inner liberation.
By placing “sound and the rest” alongside political and familial assets, Parāśara frames sense-enjoyments as possessions that bind the mind, reinforcing a dharmic call toward restraint and discernment.
Addressing the listener as “O Lord” underscores that true sovereignty belongs to the Supreme, while human power and its possessions remain contingent within Vishnu’s cosmic order.