Shloka 21

Adhyaya 76 — The Sixth Manvantara: Cakshusha Manu, the Child-Snatcher, and the Problem of Kinship

Sanskrit

आनन्देति च नामास्य पिता चक्रे विधानतः ।

मुदा परमया युक्तो विक्रान्तः स नराधिपः ॥

Transliteration

ānandeti ca nāmāsya pitā cakre vidhānataḥ / mudā paramayā yukto vikrāntaḥ sa narādhipaḥ

Translation

Und sein Vater gab ihm ordnungsgemäß den Namen „Ānanda“. Jener König Vikrānta, Herr der Menschen, war von höchster Freude erfüllt.

Speakers

• Narrator

Key Themes

• Nāmakaraṇa (naming)
• Royal happiness
• Irony of appearances
• Household dharma