Shloka 17
Adhyaya 22 — Kuvalayashva’s Death through Daitya-Deceit and Madalasa’s Self-Immolation
तालकेतुरुवाच वीरः कुवलयाश्वो 'सौ ममाश्रमसमीपतः ।
केनापि दुष्टदैत्येन कुर्वन् रक्षां तपस्विनाम् ॥
tālaketuruvāca vīraḥ kuvalayāśvo 'sau mamāśramasamīpataḥ | kenāpi duṣṭadaityena kurvan rakṣāṃ tapasvinām ||
Tālāketu berkata: “Wira Kuvalayāśva berada dekat pertapaanku, melindungi para pertapa; namun kerana suatu daitya yang jahat…”
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FAQs
Protecting spiritual practitioners is presented as a heroic duty; hostility to tapas is framed as daitya-nature (anti-brahma/anti-dharma).
Ākhyāna/vaṃśānucarita-adjacent narrative (hero named; likely tied to royal storylines).
The ‘daitya’ symbolizes disruptive impulses that oppose disciplined practice; the hero’s ‘rakṣā’ is the stabilizing force that preserves inner austerity.