Shloka 46

Adhyaya 22 — Kuvalayashva’s Death through Daitya-Deceit and Madalasa’s Self-Immolation

Sanskrit

पुत्रावूचतुः ततः स राजा संस्कारं पुत्रपत्नीमलम्भयत् ।

निर्गम्य च बहिः स्नातो ददौ पुत्राय चोदकम् ॥

Transliteration

putrāvūcatuḥ tataḥ sa rājā saṃskāraṃ putrapatnīm alambhayat | nirgamya ca bahiḥ snāto dadau putrāya codakam ||

Translation

ਤਦ ਉਹ ਦੋਵੇਂ ਪੁੱਤਰ ਬੋਲੇ। ਇਸ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਰਾਜੇ ਨੇ ਆਪਣੇ ਪੁੱਤਰ ਦੀ ਪਤਨੀ ਲਈ ਸੰਸਕਾਰ-ਕਰਮ ਕਰਵਾਏ। ਬਾਹਰ ਜਾ ਕੇ ਇਸ਼ਨਾਨ ਕਰਕੇ ਉਸ ਨੇ ਆਪਣੇ ਪੁੱਤਰ ਨੂੰ ਉਦਕ-ਦਾਨ (ਜਲਾਂਜਲੀ) ਵੀ ਦਿੱਤੀ।

Speakers

• Narrative voice (story narration); mentions ‘the two sons spoke’ as a transition marker

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "karuna", "secondaryRasa": "shanta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Key Themes

• Dharma
• Antyeṣṭi-related observances
• Śauca (purification by bathing)
• Pitṛ-related offerings (udaka)

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Even amid grief, dharma is maintained through proper rites: purification (snāna) and water-offering reflect responsibility to the departed and to social-religious order.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Ākhyāna; it depicts ritual practice (ācāra) inside a royal story rather than cosmological categories.

What is the esoteric significance?

Bathing signifies inner cleansing after contact with death; udaka symbolizes continuity of remembrance and the ‘flow’ of merit/connection across thresholds.