Shloka 12
Adhyaya 74 — King Svarashtra, the Deer-Queen’s Curse, and the Rise of Tamasa Manu
तेन प्लवेन स ययावूध्यमानो महीतले ।
इतश्चेतश्चान्धकारे आससाद तटं ततः ॥
tena plavena sa yayāv ūhyamāno mahītale | itaś cetaś cāndhakāre āsasāda taṭaṃ tataḥ ||
S’en servant comme d’un flotteur, il alla porté par le courant, comme transporté au-dessus du sol ; ballotté de part et d’autre dans l’obscurité, il atteignit enfin la rive.
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FAQs
Even imperfect supports can carry one through immediate peril; yet ‘darkness’ signals that mere survival does not equal clarity or right direction.
Narrative episode; not a direct sarga/manvantara passage.
Darkness indicates avidyā; being carried ‘here and there’ reflects the vikṣepa (restlessness) of mind until it finds a temporary shore.