Shloka 57
Kāṣṭhīlā-Ākhyāna: Ratnāvalī’s Return, Co-wife Dharma, and the Phālguna Propitiation
चेतसार्चितयं चाहं पूर्वलोभेन मुह्यती । न दत्तं कंकणं पाणेर्न दत्तं कटिसूत्रकम् ॥ ५७ ॥
cetasārcitayaṃ cāhaṃ pūrvalobhena muhyatī | na dattaṃ kaṃkaṇaṃ pāṇerna dattaṃ kaṭisūtrakam || 57 ||
ส่วนข้าพเจ้าเอง—แม้จะได้รับการยกย่องในใจผู้คน—ก็หลงด้วยความโลภเดิม; มิได้ให้กำไลสำหรับมือ และมิได้ให้แม้แต่เชือกคาดเอว।
Narrator (a speaking character recounting personal failing; exact speaker not specified in the provided excerpt)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
FAQs
It highlights how lobha (greed) can delude even a respected person, and it frames generosity (dāna) as a core dharmic corrective to inner delusion.
By implying that outer respect or reputation is not enough—bhakti matures with inner purification, where greed is replaced by offering, service, and a giving disposition.
The verse is primarily a dharma/dāna teaching rather than a Vedanga technical point; the practical takeaway is ethical discipline—cultivating charity and restraint to counter greed.