Shloka 3
Adhyaya 36 — Madalasa’s Final Counsel and the Renunciation of King Ritadhvaja
ततः कालेन महता संप्राप्य चरमं वयः ।
चक्रेऽभिषेकं पुत्रस्य तस्य राज्ये ऋतध्वजः ॥
tataḥ kālena mahatā saṃprāpya caramaṃ vayaḥ | cakre 'bhiṣekaṃ putrasya tasya rajye ṛtadhvajaḥ
Kemudian, setelah sekian lama, ketika telah sampai ke tahap akhir kehidupan, Raja Ṛtadhvaja melaksanakan upacara penobatan (abhiseka) puteranya di kerajaan itu.
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FAQs
Kingship is treated as a duty-bound office rather than a possession; timely transfer of power in old age is aligned with dharma and the āśrama model (moving from rule toward renunciant orientation).
Primarily Vaṃśa/vaṃśānucarita (dynastic lineage and royal conduct); it also supports dharma-oriented narrative rather than sarga/pratisarga.
The ‘abhiṣeka’ marks not only political succession but an inner shift: relinquishing ‘ahaṃ-mama’ (I-and-mine) as one approaches life’s end.