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
噢,勇士啊,利陀陀伐阇(Ṛtadhvaja)愿见那位肢体娟美的女子。慈父啊——若此为所愿,便当成就;即可算作已办妥。
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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.