Shloka 4

Adhyaya 71 — The King’s Remorse and the Sage’s Counsel on the Necessity of a Wife

Sanskrit

सञ्चिन्त्येत्थं स भूपालः समारुह्य च तं रथम् ।

ययौ यत्र स धर्मात्मा त्रिकालज्ञो महामुनिः ॥

Transliteration

sañcintyetthaṃ sa bhūpālaḥ samāruhya ca taṃ ratham / yayau yatra sa dharmātmā trikālajño mahāmuniḥ

Translation

Nachdem der König so nachgedacht hatte, bestieg er seinen Wagen und begab sich dorthin, wo jener rechtschaffene große Weise—Kenner der drei Zeiten—weilte.

Speakers

• Markandeya narrating the king’s action

Key Themes

• Approach to spiritual authority
• Time-knowledge (trikāla-jñāna)
• Rāja-dharma guided by ṛṣi counsel