Shloka 28
Adhyaya 76 — The Sixth Manvantara: Cakshusha Manu, the Child-Snatcher, and the Problem of Kinship
तयात्र मुक्तो हैमिन्या गृहीत्वा च सुतञ्च सा ।
बोधस्य द्विजमुख्यस्य गृहे नीतवती पुनः ॥
tayātra mukto haiminyā gṛhītvā ca sutañ ca sā | bodhasya dvijamukhyasya gṛhe nītavatī punaḥ ||
«Relâché là par elle (la voleuse d’enfants), je fus recueilli par Haiminī ; et celle-ci, emmenant aussi son propre fils, me ramena de nouveau dans la maison de Bodha, le plus éminent des brahmanes.»
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FAQs
The narrative highlights the ripple effects of hidden wrongdoing: an entire network of duties (toward parents, lineage, and teacher) becomes confused for those who did not choose the deception.
Vaṃśānucarita-adjacent storytelling (persons/households) used to teach dharma through complex cases.
Being ‘brought’ into another house mirrors how consciousness can be placed into a constructed story of self; spiritual practice reverses this by tracing one’s true origin.