Shloka 23
Adhyaya 23 — Ashvatara’s Vow for Madalasa and the Bestowal of Musical Science by Sarasvati
एतत्तस्य परं कार्यं तात! तत् केन शक्यते ।
कर्तुमत्यर्थदुष्प्राप्यमीश्वरैः किमुतेतरैः ॥
etattasya paraṁ kāryaṁ tāta tat kena śakyate | kartum aty-artha-duṣprāpyam īśvaraiḥ kim utetaraiḥ ||
पितः, एष एव तस्य परमोऽर्थः; तं केन साधयितुं शक्यते? स बलवतामपि सुदुर्लभः, किमुतान्येषाम्।
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FAQs
Acknowledging difficulty is not meant to induce despair but to highlight the magnitude of the goal and the need for extraordinary means (discipline, tapas, divine favor).
Again, this is narrative-dharma instruction (Ākhyāna/Upadeśa), not sarga/pratisarga/vaṁśa/manvantara/vaṁśānucarita in itself.
The ‘unattainable even for īśvaras’ motif points to the transcendence of the sought siddhi/boon and the necessity of aligning individual will with a higher cosmic intelligence.