Adhyaya 22 — Kuvalayashva’s Death through Daitya-Deceit and Madalasa’s Self-Immolation
पुत्रावूचतुः एकमुक्तस्ततस्तेन स ममज्ज नदीजले ।
ररक्ष सो 'पि तस्यैव मायाविहितमाश्रमम् ॥
putrāvūcatuḥ ekamuktastatastena sa mamajja nadījale | rarakṣa so 'pi tasyaiva māyāvihitamāśramam ||
दोनों पुत्रों ने कहा; फिर एक बात कहे जाने पर वह नदी के जल में डूब गया। उसने भी उसी मायाशक्ति से निर्मित आश्रम की रक्षा की।
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Sacred spaces and communities are maintained not only by rites but also by active guardianship. The mention of māyā-vihita hints that even ‘constructed’ protections require vigilant upkeep.
Ākhyāna. This is event-sequencing within a moral narrative.
Diving into water can symbolize entering a liminal medium (antarāla) to neutralize subtle threats; ‘māyā-vihita āśrama’ suggests protective fields created by mantra/merit that still depend on conscious guardianship.