Shloka 5
Adhyaya 36 — Madalasa’s Final Counsel and the Renunciation of King Ritadhvaja
मदालसा च तनयं प्राहेदं पश्चिमं वचः ।
कामोपभोगसंसर्गप्रहाणाय सुतस्य वै ॥
madālasā ca tanayaṃ prāhedaṃ paścimaṃ vacaḥ | kāmopabhogasaṃsargaprahāṇāya sutasya vai
Dan Madālasā menuturkan kepada puteranya kata-kata terakhir ini—yang sesungguhnya bertujuan agar sang putera melepaskan keterikatan pada sentuhan dan kenikmatan nafsu keinginan.
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FAQs
True welfare is framed as freedom from compulsive pleasure-seeking; the mother’s counsel presents renunciation (prahāṇa) as a practical remedy for suffering rooted in desire.
It sits within Vaṃśānucarita as a didactic insert—ethical teaching embedded in dynastic narrative.
‘Saṃsarga’ (contact/entanglement) hints at the subtle chain: sense-contact → craving → bondage; the instruction targets the causal root rather than symptoms.