Adhyaya 76 — The Sixth Manvantara: Cakshusha Manu, the Child-Snatcher, and the Problem of Kinship
तयात्र मुक्तो हैमिन्या गृहीत्वा च सुतञ्च सा ।
बोधस्य द्विजमुख्यस्य गृहे नीतवती पुनः ॥
tayātra mukto haiminyā gṛhītvā ca sutañ ca sā | bodhasya dvijamukhyasya gṛhe nītavatī punaḥ ||
ਉਸ ਬੱਚਾ-ਚੁਰਾਉਣ ਵਾਲੀ ਨੇ ਜਦੋਂ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਉੱਥੇ ਛੱਡ ਦਿੱਤਾ, ਤਾਂ ਹੈਮਿਨੀ ਨੇ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਲੈ ਲਿਆ। ਉਹ ਆਪਣੇ ਪੁੱਤਰ ਨੂੰ ਵੀ ਨਾਲ ਲੈ ਕੇ, ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨ ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣ ਬੋਧ ਦੇ ਘਰ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਮੁੜ ਲੈ ਆਈ।
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The narrative highlights the ripple effects of hidden wrongdoing: an entire network of duties (toward parents, lineage, and teacher) becomes confused for those who did not choose the deception.
Vaṃśānucarita-adjacent storytelling (persons/households) used to teach dharma through complex cases.
Being ‘brought’ into another house mirrors how consciousness can be placed into a constructed story of self; spiritual practice reverses this by tracing one’s true origin.