Adhyaya 24 — Kuvalayashva’s Refusal of Gifts and the Vision of Madalasa’s Maya
द्रष्टुं तां चारुसर्वाङ्गीमयं वीर ! ऋतध्वजः ।
तात ! वाञ्छति यद्येतत् क्रियते तत् कृतं भवेत् ॥
draṣṭuṃ tāṃ cārusarvāṅgīmayaṃ vīra ! ṛtadhvajaḥ / tāta ! vāñchati yadyetat kriyate tat kṛtaṃ bhavet
Hỡi bậc anh hùng, Ṛtadhvaja mong được gặp nàng, người có thân thể mỹ lệ. Thưa phụ thân—nếu điều ấy được ước muốn, thì hãy thực hiện; sẽ được kể như đã thành tựu.
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Desire to ‘see’ (draṣṭum) becomes the hinge on which illusion can operate: what one longs to perceive is precisely what can be fabricated. The verse prepares the ground for testing discernment.
Ānucarita: narrative progression through personal motives and requests.
The request to ‘make it happen’ mirrors the mind’s demand that reality conform to longing—this is the seed of māyā, where appearance is manufactured to satisfy expectation.