Shloka 20

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

Sanskrit

विक्रान्तोऽपि ततस्तस्य सुतस्यैव महीपतिः ।

कारयामास संस्कारान् राजन्यस्य भवन्ति ये ॥

Transliteration

vikrānto 'pi tatastasya sutasyaiva mahīpatiḥ / kārayāmāsa saṃskārān rājanyasya bhavanti ye

Translation

Kemudian Raja Vikrānta, dengan menganggapnya benar-benar sebagai puteranya sendiri, telah melaksanakan upacara-upacara samskāra yang ditetapkan bagi golongan diraja (kṣatriya).

Speakers

• Narrator

Key Themes

• Saṃskāra (rites)
• Kṣatriya dharma
• Mistaken identity
• Royal lineage anxiety