Shloka 26
Dharmāṅgada’s Conquest of the Directions
अहं च संपदः सर्वास्त्वदधीना विशांपते । यः पुत्रस्तात वदति मया लक्ष्मीः समर्जिता ॥ २६ ॥
ahaṃ ca saṃpadaḥ sarvāstvadadhīnā viśāṃpate | yaḥ putrastāta vadati mayā lakṣmīḥ samarjitā || 26 ||
హే విశాంపతే! నేను మరియు సమస్త సంపదలు నీ అధీనములోనే ఉన్నవి. ఏ కుమారుడు, తండ్రీ, ‘నేనే లక్ష్మిని సంపాదించాను’ అని చెప్పునో, అతడు అజ్ఞానముతో పలుకుచున్నాడు.
Unspecified narrator (didactic statement within the Uttara-Bhaga narrative)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that prosperity (saṃpada/Lakṣmī) is not a product of egoistic self-claim; it rests under a higher sovereignty, so gratitude and humility are essential to dharma.
By denying independent doership—“I earned it myself”—the verse aligns with bhakti’s surrender: seeing wealth and success as granted by the Lord, one offers results back in devotion rather than pride.
Vyākaraṇa/semantic precision is implied in correcting the claim “mayā” (by me) as improper doership; the practical takeaway is disciplined speech and right attribution, which supports dharmic conduct.