Shloka 43
Adhyaya 18 — Arjuna Declines the Throne; Garga Directs Him to Dattatreya; The Gods Defeat the Daityas through Dattatreya’s Vision and the Movement of Lakshmi
स्त्रोरत्नमेतत् त्रैलोक्ये सारं नो यदि वै भवेत् ।
कृतकृत्यास्ततः सर्व इति नो भावितं मनः ॥
stroratnam etat trailokye sāraṃ no yadi vai bhavet | kṛtakṛtyās tataḥ sarva iti no bhāvitaṃ manaḥ ||
‘மூன்று உலகங்களிலும் பெண்களுள் இவளே மணிமகள்; இவள் நமது சொந்தச் சாரமாய்/உரிமையாய் ஆனால், நாமெல்லாம் நிறைவு பெறுவோம்’—என்று அவர்களின் மனம் தீர்மானித்தது।
FAQs
Adharma often proceeds by rebranding harm as ‘achievement.’ The Daityas define fulfillment as acquisition, revealing a value-inversion where persons become ‘sāra’ (extractable essence).
Ethical narrative; it supports dharma-śikṣā (instruction) rather than serving as sarga/pratisarga/manvantara/vaṃśa material.
The mind creates a counterfeit ‘end’ (telos) and then sacrifices dharma to it. The phrase ‘bhāvitaṃ manaḥ’ highlights how repeated imagining hardens into conviction.