Shloka 40
Adhyaya 22 — Kuvalayashva’s Death through Daitya-Deceit and Madalasa’s Self-Immolation
पुत्रावूचतुः ततः कुवलयाश्वस्य माता भर्तुरनन्तरम् ।
श्रुत्वा पुत्रवधं तादृक् प्राह दृष्ट्वा तु तं पतिम् ॥
putrāv ūcatuḥ tataḥ kuvalayāśvasya mātā bhartur anantaram |
śrutvā putra-vadhaṃ tādṛk prāha dṛṣṭvā tu taṃ patim ||
«Entonces hablaron los dos hijos. Después de ello, la madre de Kuvalayāśva, inmediatamente tras la muerte de su esposo, al oír de tal muerte de su hijo, habló al ver a su marido.»
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FAQs
The narrative moves from general praise of dharmic death to a concrete exemplum: a mother’s speech reframing tragedy through the lens of merit and duty.
Narrative (ākhyāna) supporting dharma instruction; not pañcalakṣaṇa.
The sequencing—sons speak, then the mother—mirrors layered authority: worldly reasoning followed by a deeper, value-centered interpretation of loss.