Shloka 22
Adhyaya 24 — Kuvalayashva’s Refusal of Gifts and the Vision of Madalasa’s Maya
तस्मान्नरेण तन्मूलः कार्यो यत्नः कृतात्मना ।
कर्तव्यः पुण्यसक्तानां न किञ्चिद्भुवि दुर्लभम् ॥
tasmān nareṇa tan-mūlaḥ kāryo yatnaḥ kṛtātmanā / kartavyaḥ puṇya-saktānāṃ na kiñcid bhuvi durlabham
तस्मात् संयतात्मा पुरुषो धर्ममूलं प्रति यत्नं कुर्यात्। धर्मनिष्ठानां हि भूमौ किमपि दुष्प्राप्यं न विद्यते॥
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FAQs
The ethical program is clear: discipline + merit-making action yields both inner stability and outer attainments; dharma is portrayed as practical power.
Normative dharma teaching; not pancalakṣaṇa content.
‘Root’ suggests causal primacy: by correcting the subtle cause (intent and conduct), the many branches of life (results) are harmonized without direct grasping.