Shloka 34
Adhyaya 76 — The Sixth Manvantara: Cakshusha Manu, the Child-Snatcher, and the Problem of Kinship
अत्रापि जातस्य सतः सम्बन्धो योऽस्य बान्धवैः ।
सोऽप्यस्तङ्गते देहे प्रयात्येषोऽखिलक्रमः ॥
atrāpi jātasya sataḥ sambandhoyo 'sya bāndhavaiḥ / so 'pyastaṅgate dehe prayātyeṣo 'khilakramaḥ
“Even here, for one who is born and living, the bond he has with his relatives—when the body has set (that is, perished), that too departs. Such is the entire course of things.”
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FAQs
Affection and duty may operate within life, but one should remember that the body’s end ends the practical network of relations. This supports balanced dharma without clinging.
General saṃsāra-viveka teaching embedded in narrative; not a direct pañcalakṣaṇa unit.
The metaphor of ‘sunset’ (astaṅgama) for the body suggests the witness remains while the ‘day’ of embodiment ends—inviting inquiry into the imperishable Self.