Shloka 27
Adhyaya 44 — Subahu’s Counsel to the King of Kashi and Alarka’s Renunciation through Yoga
एवमुक्त्वा ययौ धीमान् ! सुबाहुः काशिभूमिपम् ।
काशिराजोऽपि संपूज्य सोऽलर्कं स्वपुरं ययौ ॥
evam uktvā yayau dhīmān! subāhuḥ kāśi-bhūmipam | kāśi-rājo ’pi saṃpūjya so ’larkaṃ svapuraṃ yayau ||
এনেদৰে কৈ প্ৰাজ্ঞ সুবাহু কাশীৰ ৰজাৰ পৰা প্ৰস্থান কৰিলে। কাশীৰ ৰজাইও তেওঁক যথাবিধি সন্মান কৰি, সেই আলৰ্কো নিজৰ নগৰলৈ গ’ল।
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FAQs
Even after receiving high knowledge, the king performs proper reverence to the teacher. Dharma here supports jñāna: humility and gratitude safeguard realization from pride.
Falls under ‘vaṃśānucarita’ (accounts of royal persons) used as an exemplum to teach liberation.
The teacher’s departure symbolizes the completion of instruction; the disciple must now internalize the teaching and embody it in life (and later, renunciation).