Shloka 15

Adhyaya 76 — The Sixth Manvantara: Cakshusha Manu, the Child-Snatcher, and the Problem of Kinship

Sanskrit

स्वार्थो मया परित्यक्तो यस्त्वत्तो मे भविष्यति ।

इत्युक्त्वा सा तमुत्सृज्य निष्क्रान्ता सूतिकागृहात् ॥

Transliteration

svārtho mayā parityakto yastvatto me bhaviṣyati / ityuktvā sā tamutsṛjya niṣkrāntā sūtikāgṛhāt

Translation

“Apa jua keuntungan peribadi yang mungkin aku peroleh daripadamu, semuanya telah aku lepaskan.” Setelah berkata demikian, dia melepaskannya dan keluar dari bilik bersalin.

Speakers

• Mother (narrative voice continues; immediate actor is the jātahāriṇī in following verses)

Key Themes

• Detachment (tyāga)
• Household setting
• Vulnerability of newborns
• Narrative causality