Shloka 7
Adhyaya 37 — Alarka’s Crisis and the Teaching on Non-Attachment (Madālasa’s Instruction Recalled)
तं तथा भोगसंसर्ग-प्रमत्तमजितेन्द्रियम् ।
सुबाहुर्नाम शुश्राव भ्राता तस्य वनेचरः ॥
taṃ tathā bhoga-saṃsarga-pramattam ajitendriyam |
subāhur nāma śuśrāva bhrātā tasya vanecaraḥ ||
Saudaranya bernama Subāhu—yang tinggal di hutan—mendengar bahawa dia demikian mabuk oleh pergaulan dengan kenikmatan dan belum menaklukkan inderanya.
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FAQs
The narrative introduces the corrective voice: the forest-dweller represents restraint and perspective, functioning as conscience to the court’s indulgence.
Vaṃśānucarita (biographical episode) rather than cosmological lakṣaṇas.
‘Forest’ symbolizes inner solitude and discipline; the brother’s emergence indicates that remedy for sensory excess comes from a different mode of life—withdrawal, tapas, and clarity.