Adhyaya 43 — The Sun's Course
दिष्ट्या मन्दबलश्चाहं दिष्ट्या भृत्याश्च मे हताः ।
दिष्ट्या कोशः क्षयं यातो दिष्ट्याहं भीतिमागतः ॥
diṣṭyā manda-balaś cāhaṃ diṣṭyā bhṛtyāś ca me hatāḥ /
diṣṭyā kośaḥ kṣayaṃ yāto diṣṭyāhaṃ bhītim āgataḥ
Sa mabuting kapalaran, ako’y nanghina sa kapangyarihan; sa mabuting kapalaran, napatay ang aking mga tauhan; sa mabuting kapalaran, gumuho ang aking kabang-yaman; sa mabuting kapalaran, ako’y napasok sa takot.
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The verse inverts ordinary valuation: what the world calls disaster can be spiritually beneficial if it breaks attachment. It teaches impermanence and the danger of dependence on status, entourage, and wealth.
Ethical instruction through narrative example (dharma-upadeśa) rather than a primary pancalakṣaṇa segment.
Loss of ‘bala, bhṛtya, kośa’ represents stripping of external supports (bahiraṅga-upādhi). Fear becomes the doorway to inner refuge (antarātmā-śaraṇa) and disciplined practice.