Shloka 3
Adhyaya 24 — Kuvalayashva’s Refusal of Gifts and the Vision of Madalasa’s Maya
तव भद्र ! सुखं ब्रूहि गेहमभ्यागतस्य यत् ।
कर्तव्यमुत्सृजाशङ्कां पितरीव सुतो मयि ॥
tava bhadra ! sukhaṃ brūhi gehamabhyāgatasya yat / kartavyamutsṛjāśaṅkāṃ pitarīva suto mayi
அரியனே, உனக்கு எது மகிழ்ச்சியளிக்குமோ அதை எனக்குச் சொல்—என் இல்லத்திற்கு வந்தவருக்காக என்ன செய்ய வேண்டும். ஐயத்தை விடு; தந்தைக்கு மகன் போல எனக்கிரு.
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FAQs
The host’s dharma is proactive: he invites the guest to name his need and removes fear through a familial assurance, modeling ideal generosity and guardianship.
Ākhyāna with dharma-teaching: a standard Purāṇic boon-dialogue setup that advances the plot while encoding social ethics.
The ‘father–son’ assurance symbolizes refuge (śaraṇāgati): the guest is invited into a protected relational field where truthful desire can be spoken without fear.