Shloka 9
Adhyaya 25 — Madālāsā’s Return, Royal Succession, and the First Teaching to Vikrānta
मदालसायाः सञ्जज्ञे पुत्रः प्रथमजस्ततः ।
तस्य चक्रे पिता नाम विक्रान्त इति धीमतः ॥
madālasāyāḥ sañjajñe putraḥ prathamajas tataḥ | tasya cakre pitā nāma vikrānta iti dhīmataḥ ||
Dann gebar Madālasā ihren ersten Sohn. Sein weiser Vater gab ihm den Namen „Vikrānta“ (der Tapfere).
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FAQs
Names in purāṇic narrative often foreshadow expected virtues; yet the coming lullaby will relativize worldly identity, showing that even ‘valiance’ is an attributed role.
Vaṃśa/vaṃśānucarita: recording offspring and naming within the dynastic account.
The contrast between bestowed name (social identity) and the later teaching (‘you have no real name’) dramatizes nāma-rūpa as conventional, not ultimate.