Shloka 72
Adhyaya 43 — The Sun's Course
राज्यकामुक काशीश ! भुज्यतां राज्यमूर्जितम् ।
तथा च रोचते तद्वत् सुबाहोः संप्रयच्छ वा ॥
rājyakāmuka kāśīśa! bhujyatāṃ rājyam ūrjitam / tathā ca rocate tadvat subāhoḥ saṃprayaccha vā
ಹೇ ಕಾಶೀನಾಥ, ರಾಜ್ಯಕಾಮಿಯೇ! ಈ ಬಲಿಷ್ಠ ರಾಜ್ಯವನ್ನು ಅನುಭವಿಸು. ಅಥವಾ ನಿನಗೆ ಇಷ್ಟವಿದ್ದರೆ, ಇದನ್ನೇ ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಸುಬಾಹುವಿಗೆ ಒಪ್ಪಿಸು।
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FAQs
Alarka reframes kingship as transferable and non-essential; by offering power away, he demonstrates that sovereignty is not the self’s fulfillment.
Vaṃśānucarita (royal succession episode) used as a vehicle for dharma and moksha-oriented teaching.
‘Enjoy the kingdom’ is spoken almost as a diagnostic: it exposes rāga (craving) in the listener while confirming the speaker’s vairagya.