Shloka 32
Adhyaya 76 — The Sixth Manvantara: Cakshusha Manu, the Child-Snatcher, and the Problem of Kinship
आनन्द उवाच मोहस्यावसरः कोऽत्र जगत्येवं व्यवस्थिते ।
कः कस्य पुत्रो विप्रर्षे ! को वा कस्य नु बान्धवः ॥
ānanda uvāca mohasyāvasaraḥ ko 'tra jagatyevaṃ vyavasthite / kaḥ kasya putro viprarṣe! ko vā kasya nu bāndhavaḥ
ଆନନ୍ଦ କହିଲେ—ଲୋକ ଏପରି ଭାବେ ବ୍ୟବସ୍ଥିତ ଥିଲେ ମୋହର ଅବକାଶ କେଉଁଠି? ହେ ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣ ଋଷିମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ, ଏଠାରେ କିଏ କାହାର ପୁତ୍ର, ଏବଂ କିଏ ସତ୍ୟରେ କାହାର ଆତ୍ମୀୟ?
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FAQs
Worldly identities—“my son, my relative”—are contingent labels arising from bodily birth and social convention. Recognizing their instability weakens moha and supports a dharmic, non-possessive outlook.
Primarily outside strict pañcalakṣaṇa categories; it aligns most closely with ancillary dharma/teaching narrative used to cultivate vairāgya rather than sarga/pratisarga/manvantara/vaṃśa/vaṃśānucarita.
“Who is whose?” points to the Self’s non-kinship with transient bodies. The verse functions as a contemplative wedge: dissolving possessiveness so the seeker can turn toward tapas and liberation.