Shloka 19
Adhyaya 76 — The Sixth Manvantara: Cakshusha Manu, the Child-Snatcher, and the Problem of Kinship
हृत्वा हृत्वा तृतीयन्तु भक्षयत्यतिनिर्घृणा ।
करोत्यानुदिनं सा नु परिवर्तन्तथान्ययोः ॥
hṛtvā hṛtvā tṛtīyantu bhakṣayatyatinirghṛṇā / karotyanudinaṃ sā nu parivartantathānyayoḥ
Sans cesse elle dérobait, et le troisième—le plus impitoyable—elle le dévorait. Ainsi agissait-elle jour après jour, tandis que les deux autres étaient échangés de maison en maison.
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FAQs
The verse highlights the ‘habit-form’ of adharma: cruelty becomes routine when unchecked. Ethically, it presses the need for timely intervention—delay normalizes harm.
Ākhyāna as dharma-upadeśa (instruction): the narrative shows how repetitive wrongdoing entrenches saṃskāra and spreads suffering.
The ‘rotation of the other two’ suggests the mind’s tendency to shuffle identities and excuses while the destructive core continues. The ‘third devoured’ is the sacrificed truth when self-deception persists.