Adhyaya 24 — Kuvalayashva’s Refusal of Gifts and the Vision of Madalasa’s Maya
तद्वयं त्वत्प्रसादेन धनरत्नादिसञ्चयान् ।
पितृमुक्तान् प्रयच्छामः कामतो नित्यमर्थिनाम् ॥
tad vayaṃ tvatprasādena dhana-ratnādi-sañcayān |
pitṛmuktān prayacchāmaḥ kāmato nityam arthinām ||
Kaya nga, sa pamamagitan ng iyong biyaya, ipagkakaloob namin—ayon sa ninanais at palagi sa mga humihiling—ang mga imbakan ng yaman, mga hiyas, at iba pang katulad, na inilalabas upang ipamigay sa pagsang-ayon ng aming ama.
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Even generosity is framed as disciplined and sanctioned: giving is enabled by grace (prasāda) and regulated by elder authority (pitṛ). The verse presents dāna as a dharmic institution, not mere impulse.
Narrative ethics (ākhyāna) rather than pañcalakṣaṇa categories.
‘Prasāda’ implies a descending power that unlocks ‘sañcaya’ (stored potential). ‘Pitṛmukta’ suggests that power becomes wholesome only when released through proper lineage-order, i.e., aligned with dharmic hierarchy.