Shloka 20

Adhyaya 37 — Alarka’s Crisis and the Teaching on Non-Attachment (Madālasa’s Instruction Recalled)

Sanskrit

आर्ति स परमां प्राप्य तत् सस्माराङ्गुलीयकम् ।

यदुद्दिश्य पुरा प्राह माता तस्य मदालसा ॥

Transliteration

ārtiṁ sa paramāṁ prāpya tat sasmārāṅgulīyakam | yad-uddiśya purā prāha mātā tasya madālasā ||

Translation

Setelah sampai ke puncak kesengsaraan, baginda pun teringat akan cincin itu—yang pernah disebut oleh ibundanya, Madālasā, sejak lama dahulu.

Speakers

• Narrator voice

Key Themes

• Remembrance
• Maternal counsel
• Dharma in crisis