Shloka 10
Adhyāya 108: Paścima-dik—Varuṇa’s Realm, Sunset Cosmology, and Sacred-Geographic Markers
Suparṇa–Gālava संवाद
अत्र सामानि गाथाभि: श्र॒ुत्वा गीतानि रैवत: । गतदारो गतामात्यो गतराज्यो वनं गत:
atra sāmāni gāthābhiḥ śrutvā gītāni raivataḥ | gatadāro gatāmātyo gatarājyo vanaṃ gataḥ ||
पूर्वकाल में यहीं राजा रैवत गाथाओं के रूप में गाए गए सामगान सुनते-सुनते वैराग्य को प्राप्त हुए; उन्होंने पत्नी, मन्त्री और राज्य का त्याग किया और वन को चले गए।
युपर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents renunciation born of deep listening and contemplation: sacred song (Sāman) can awaken dispassion, leading one to value inner freedom over attachments to spouse, political counsel, and royal power.
Yuparṇa cites an earlier example: King Raivata, after hearing Sāman-hymns rendered as gāthās, relinquishes his household and political establishment and goes to the forest, illustrating a precedent of withdrawal from worldly rule.