Shloka 38
Adhyaya 44 — Subahu’s Counsel to the King of Kashi and Alarka’s Renunciation through Yoga
सोऽपि तस्य पिता तद्वत् क्रमेण सुमहामतिः ।
वानप्रस्थं समास्थाय चतुर्थाश्रममभ्यगात् ॥
so 'pi tasya pitā tadvat krameṇa sumahā-matiḥ /
vānaprasthaṃ samāsthāya caturthāśramam abhyagāt
«Son père aussi, de même et selon l’ordre prescrit—homme de grande intelligence—entra dans l’état de vānaprastha (demeurant en forêt), puis atteignit le quatrième āśrama (saṃnyāsa, vie de renonçant).»
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FAQs
The text validates the classical āśrama model: renunciation is most stable when it arises ‘krameṇa’—through maturation and fulfillment of duties—rather than abrupt abandonment.
Dharma instruction embedded in narrative; not directly sarga/manvantara/genealogy.
Father and son mirror the transmission of wisdom across generations: when attachment is cut at the root, even the ‘source of worldly continuity’ (the father principle) turns toward transcendence.