Shloka 48
Adhyaya 18 — Arjuna Declines the Throne; Garga Directs Him to Dattatreya; The Gods Defeat the Daityas through Dattatreya’s Vision and the Movement of Lakshmi
देवा ऊचुः कथयस्व जगन्नाथ ! केषु स्थानेष्वस्थिताः ।
पुरुषस्य फलं किं वा प्रयच्छत्यथ नश्यति ॥
devā ūcuḥ kathayasva jagannātha! keṣu sthāneṣv asthitā / puruṣasya phalaṃ kiṃ vā prayacchaty atha naśyati
دیوتاؤں نے کہا— اے جگن ناتھ! وہ دیوی کن کن مقامات میں قیام کرتی ہے؟ انسان کو کون سا پھل عطا کرتی ہے، اور پھر وہ کیسے لُوپت ہو کر رخصت ہوتی ہے؟
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FAQs
Prosperity (Śrī) is not random; it is portrayed as ‘situated’ in specific supports and conditions, and thus can be gained or lost depending on conduct and inner disposition.
Primarily Dharma/Ācāra instruction within narrative (not Sarga/Pratisarga/Manvantara/Vaṃśa/Vaṃśānucarita proper), serving as ethical teaching embedded in Purāṇic dialogue.
Lakṣmī’s ‘stations’ in the body allegorize that fortune manifests through disciplined faculties—speech, heart, modesty, social bonds—rather than mere external possession.