Shloka 5
Adhyaya 19 — Kartavirya Arjuna at Dattatreya’s Ashram: Boons, Sovereignty, and Vaishnava Praise
सदैवाहं न मामेवमुपरोद्धुं त्वमर्हसि ।
अशक्तमुपकाराय शक्तमाराधयस्व भोः ॥
sadaivāhaṃ na mām evam uparoddhuṃ tvam arhasi / aśaktam upakārāya śaktam ārādhayasva bhoḥ
میں ہمیشہ اسی طرح ہوں؛ اس طرح مجھے روکنا مناسب نہیں۔ جو ناتواں ہے وہ مدد نہیں کر سکتا—پس اے جناب، قادر کی ہی عبادت کرو۔
FAQs
One should seek aid and refuge in the truly competent principle—ultimately the divine power—rather than clinging to inadequate supports; the verse also teaches not to impose expectations on one who cannot fulfill them.
Didactic counsel within ākhyāna; it supports the purāṇic goal of teaching dharma through exemplars rather than enumerating sarga/manvantara data.
The aśakta/śakta polarity can be read inwardly: do not rely on the weakened, sense-bound self; worship (align with) the empowered consciousness (śakti) that alone can ‘help’ liberation and right action.