Adhyaya 74 — King Svarashtra, the Deer-Queen’s Curse, and the Rise of Tamasa Manu
स भार्याभिस्तथायुक्तो भृत्यैश्च सहजन्मभिः ।
उद्विग्नचेताः संप्राप वीर्यहानिमहर्निशम् ॥
sa bhāryābhis tathāyukto bhṛtyaiś ca sahajanmabhiḥ / udvignacetāḥ saṃprāpa vīryahānim aharniśam
ومع أنه كان مصحوبًا بزوجاته وبخدمٍ وُلدوا معه (رفقاء قدامى)، اضطرب قلبه، وليلًا ونهارًا وقع في وهنٍ ونقصانٍ في القوة.
Worldly companionship does not guarantee inner stability. The verse depicts the psychological truth that decline (aging, loss of power) can trigger udvega (agitation), pushing one toward deeper meaning beyond status.
Vaṃśānucarita with didactic intent: royal life is used to teach the inevitability of decline under kāla.
‘Loss of vīrya’ can be read as prāṇic depletion: when outward identity weakens, the narrative prepares for tapas as a re-centering of energy inward.