Adhyaya 8 — Vasu's Redemption
तत्रस्थश्चाप्यसौ राजा सोऽचिन्तयदिदं तदा ।
इतो निष्क्रान्तमात्रो हि दानधर्मं करोम्यहम् ॥
tatrasthaś cāpy asau rājā so 'cintayad idaṃ tadā / ito niṣkrānta-mātro hi dāna-dharmaṃ karomy aham
Auch dort sann jener König damals: „Sobald ich von hier herauskomme, werde ich das Dharma des Gebens, die Gabe (dāna), üben.“
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Suffering can ripen into ethical resolve. The verse highlights dāna as a primary corrective action—an outward practice meant to counter prior selfishness or harm.
Dharma-upadeśa embedded in Carita; not a cosmological marker.
The ‘moment of emergence’ suggests a rebirth not only of body but of intention (saṅkalpa), implying that inner vow is the seed of liberation from repeating patterns.