Shloka 4
Adhyaya 24 — Kuvalayashva’s Refusal of Gifts and the Vision of Madalasa’s Maya
रजतं वा सुवर्णं वा वस्त्रं वाहनमासनम् ।
यद्वाभिमतमत्यर्थं दुर्लभं तद्वृणुष्व माम् ॥
rajataṃ vā suvarṇaṃ vā vastraṃ vāhanamāsanam / yadvābhimatamatyarthaṃ durlabhaṃ tadvṛṇuṣva mām
வெள்ளி அல்லது பொன், ஆடைகள், வாகனம், ஆசனம்—மிகவும் விரும்பத்தக்கதும் பெற அரிதுமானதையும் என்னிடமிருந்து தேர்ந்தெடு.
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FAQs
Wealth and objects are framed as instruments of relationship and duty; the host’s readiness to give even the rare indicates that dharma outranks possession.
Ākhyāna; a conventional boon-offer list that highlights values (dāna, atithi-satkara) rather than cosmology.
Enumerating valuables can symbolize the spectrum of worldly aims; the narrative prepares for a contrast where the hero may reject material boons in favor of higher purpose.