Shloka 53
Aṣṭāvakra’s Visit to Kubera: Hospitality, Temptation, and the Ethics of Restraint (अष्टावक्र-वैश्रवणोपाख्यानम्)
अब्रवीन्मां ततो माता दुःखिता रुदती भृशम् | कौशिकेनाभ्यनुज्ञातं पुत्र वेदविभूषितम्
abravīn māṃ tato mātā duḥkhitā rudatī bhṛśam | kauśikenābhyanujñātaṃ putra vedavibhūṣitam
ແລ້ວແມ່ຂອງຂ້ອຍ ຜູ້ຖືກຄວາມໂສກເສົ້າຄອບງຳ ແລະຮ້ອງໄຫ້ຢ່າງໜັກ ໄດ້ເວົ້າກັບຂ້ອຍວ່າ: «ລູກເອີຍ ກໍສິກະໄດ້ອະນຸຍາດໃຫ້ເຈົ້າແລ້ວ ແລະເຈົ້າຖືກປະດັບດ້ວຍວິຊາເວດ».
गालव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when a course of action is dharmically authorized by a respected authority and supported by sacred learning, it can still cause human sorrow—especially within family ties. The verse highlights the ethical tension between rightful duty and the pain of separation.
Gālava reports that his mother, distressed and crying intensely, addressed him, noting that Kauśika has granted him permission and that he is equipped with Vedic knowledge—implying a sanctioned departure or undertaking that nonetheless grieves her.