Shloka 2
Adhyaya 44 — Subahu’s Counsel to the King of Kashi and Alarka’s Renunciation through Yoga
काखिराज उवाच—
किं निमित्तं भवान् प्राप्तो निष्पन्नोऽर्थश्च कस्तव ।
सुबाहो ! तन्ममाचक्ष्व परं कौतूहलं हि मे ॥
kākhirāja uvāca—
kiṃ nimittaṃ bhavān prāpto niṣpanno 'rthaś ca kas tava |
subāho tan mamācakṣva paraṃ kautūhalaṃ hi me ||
काशिराज म्हणाला—तू कोणत्या कारणाने आला आहेस, आणि तुझा कोणता हेतू सिद्ध झाला? हे सुभाहू, ते मला सांग; कारण मला फार कुतूहल आहे.
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FAQs
Inquiry (jijñāsā) is presented as a virtue even for rulers; asking clarifying questions sustains discernment and prevents misunderstanding.
Narrative dialogue (vaṃśānucarita-adjacent), functioning as the expository hinge for the next episode.
The king’s ‘curiosity’ can be read as the soul’s urge to know the hidden causes behind events—prompting deeper causality beyond surface politics.