Shloka 25
Adhyaya 23 — Ashvatara’s Vow for Madalasa and the Bestowal of Musical Science by Sarasvati
नागराडश्वतर उवाच यद्यशक्यमिति ज्ञात्वा न करिष्यन्ति मानवाः ।
कर्मण्युद्यममुद्योगहाण्या हानिस्ततः परम् ॥
nāgarāḍ aśvatara uvāca yady aśakyam iti jñātvā na kariṣyanti mānavāḥ | karmaṇy udyamam udyoga-hānyā hānis tataḥ param ||
ناگ راٹ اشوتر نے کہا—اگر لوگ ‘یہ ناممکن ہے’ سمجھ کر عمل میں قدم نہ رکھیں، تو عمل کی پیش قدمی اور سعی کے زوال سے صرف مزید تباہی ہی جنم لیتی ہے۔
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FAQs
Despair (‘impossible’) is itself a cause of downfall; dharma requires udyama—steady exertion. Even uncertain outcomes do not justify abandoning right effort.
Ethical upadeśa embedded in narrative (Ākhyāna), not a pañcalakṣaṇa category proper.
Udyama is the inner ‘prāṇa’ of sādhana; when effort collapses, the subtle current that supports mantra and tapas dissipates, producing ‘hāni’ (spiritual and worldly).