Shloka 14
Adhyaya 26 — Madālasa Names Alarka and Reorients Him Toward Kshatriya Duty
तच्छ्रुत्वा नाम पुत्रस्य कृतं मात्रा महीपतिः ।
अलर्क इत्यसंबद्धं प्रहस्येदमथाब्रवीत् ॥
tac chrutvā nāma putrasya kṛtaṃ mātrā mahīpatiḥ / alarka ity asambaddhaṃ prahasyedam athābravīt
Mendengar nama putra yang diberikan ibunya, sang raja—menganggap ‘Alarka’ terdengar ganjil dan tak terkait—tertawa, lalu berkata demikian.
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FAQs
Worldly minds often dismiss dharmic or renunciatory signals as ‘irrelevant.’ The king’s laughter mirrors society’s reflex to measure worth by conventional categories.
Upākhyāna functioning as Dharma teaching through contrast and dialogue.
The label ‘incongruous’ (asambaddha) points to a mismatch between outer criteria (glory, conquest) and inner criteria (wisdom, liberation). The narrative invites the reader to revise the criteria.