Shloka 59
Adhyaya 43 — Portents of Death (Ariṣṭa-lakṣaṇas) and the Yogin’s Response; Alarka Renounces Kingship
जड उवाच ततः प्रणम्यात्रिपुत्रमलर्कः स महीपतिः ।
प्रश्रयावनतो वाक्यमुवाचातिमुदान्वितः ॥
jaḍa uvāca tataḥ praṇamyātriputram alarkaḥ sa mahīpatiḥ /
praśrayāvanato vākyam uvāca atimudānvitaḥ
जड़ ने कहा—तब राजा अलर्क ने अत्रि के पुत्र को प्रणाम करके, अत्यन्त हर्ष से भरकर, विनय और आदर से युक्त वचनों में कहा।
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FAQs
The text models the proper approach to wisdom: reverence, humility, and receptivity. Even royal power is shown as subordinate to spiritual authority and insight.
Falls under vaṃśānucarita-style narrative (exemplary life-episode) used for dharma instruction, rather than cosmogenesis or manvantara enumeration.
The king’s bowing signals ego-surrender (ahaṅkāra-nigraha). Joy arising at the moment of surrender suggests the inner recognition that liberation begins when pride and sovereignty are relinquished.