Shloka 9
Adhyaya 3 — The Dharmapakshis’ Past-Life Curse and Indra’s Test of Truthfulness
कथं वर्धेयुरबलाः खस्थान् द्रक्ष्याम्यहं कदा ।
कदा भूमेर् द्रुमं प्राप्तान् द्रक्ष्ये वृक्षान्तरं गतान् ॥
kathaṃ vardheyur abalāḥ khasthān drakṣyāmy ahaṃ kadā / kadā bhūmer drumaṃ prāptān drakṣye vṛkṣāntaraṃ gatān
“那些无助者怎能成长？我何时才能见到居于天空者？我何时才能见到从大地到达树上、又转往另一棵树者？”
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FAQs
The verse uses recurring “kadā—when?” questions to express the mind’s restlessness in separation and uncertainty. Ethically, it points to patience and steadiness: growth (vardhana) of the “weak” and reunion/recognition of what has ‘moved on’ occur in time, not by agitation.
This verse is best classified under the Purana’s narrative/ethical discourse rather than strict pañcalakṣaṇa categories. It is not directly sarga/pratisarga/vaṃśa/manvantara/vaṃśānucarita content, but part of the dialogic frame that introduces and motivates later teachings.
“Sky-dwellers” and “moving from one tree to another” can be read symbolically as the jīva’s shifting supports—attachments and identities—while the ‘weak’ are the untrained faculties. The repeated longing to “see” suggests the seeker’s urge for direct vision (darśana), which matures only when the mind ceases to scatter from one ‘tree’ (support) to another.