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
«Aun aquí, para quien nace y vive, el vínculo que tiene con sus parientes—cuando el cuerpo se ha puesto (es decir, ha perecido), también se desvanece. Tal es el curso entero de las cosas.»
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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.