Adhyaya 76 — The Sixth Manvantara: Cakshusha Manu, the Child-Snatcher, and the Problem of Kinship
सोऽहं तपः करिष्यामि त्वया यो ह्यस्य भूपतेः ।
विशालग्रामतः पुत्रश्चैत्र आनीयतामिह ॥
so 'haṃ tapaḥ kariṣyāmi tvayā yo hyasya bhūpateḥ / viśālagrāmataḥ putraścaitra ānīyatāmiha
「ゆえに、我は苦行(タパス)を修する。汝らはこの王の子—チャイトラ(Caitra)—を、ヴィシャーラグラーマ(Viśālagrāma)よりここへ連れて来よ。」
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Detachment is not merely verbal; it is sealed by a concrete turn toward tapas. The instruction to install the rightful son also preserves social order (rājadharma) while the speaker withdraws.
Narrative (vaṃśānucarita-adjacent) concerning royal succession, used as a vehicle for dharma and vairāgya teaching.
Handing over the ‘king’s son’ before going to the forest symbolizes transferring worldly responsibility back to the world, freeing the aspirant for inner sovereignty through tapas.