Shloka 3
Adhyaya 44 — Subahu’s Counsel to the King of Kashi and Alarka’s Renunciation through Yoga
समाक्रान्तमलर्केण पितृपैतामहं महत् ।
राज्यं देहीति निर्जित्य त्वयाहमभिचोदितः ॥
samākrāntam alarkeṇa pitṛ-paitāmahaṃ mahat |
rājyaṃ dehīti nirjitya tvayāham abhichoditaḥ ||
Mon grand royaume ancestral—celui de mon père et de mes aïeux—fut saisi par Alarka. Après que tu l’eus vaincu, tu m’exhortas en disant : «Donne-lui le royaume !»
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FAQs
Royal power is framed in terms of rightful inheritance and dharmic restoration, not mere conquest. A king’s duty includes reinstating legitimate order.
Vaṃśānucarita (accounts of royal lines and their deeds) in miniature—political events tied to lineage and succession.
The ‘ancestral kingdom’ can symbolize one’s native sovereignty of the Self, seized by disorder (Alarka). The dharmic king represents discriminative power that restores inner rule.