Shloka 12
Adhyaya 25 — Madālāsā’s Return, Royal Succession, and the First Teaching to Vikrānta
न वा भवान् रोदिति वै स्वजन्मा
शब्दोऽयमासाद्य महीशशूनुम् ।
विकल्प्यमानाः विविधा गुणास्ते
ऽगुणाश्च भौताḥ सकलेन्द्रियेṣu ॥
na vā bhavān roditi vai svajanmā śabdo 'yam āsādya mahīśaśūnum | vikalpyamānā vividhā guṇās te 'guṇāś ca bhautāḥ sakalendriyeṣu ||
न खलु त्वं रोदिषि; राजपुत्रेऽस्मिन् शब्दोऽयं समुत्थितः। यथा भेदाः कल्प्यन्ते तथा नानागुणाः, भूतजन्याश्च ‘अगुणाः’, सर्वेन्द्रियेषु प्रवर्तन्ते।
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FAQs
Suffering often begins with the assumption ‘I am the experiencer/doer.’ By seeing reactions as movements of senses and qualities, one loosens egoic ownership and gains composure.
Didactic philosophy embedded within vaṃśānucarita; it is not directly sarga/pratisarga/manvantara, but a mokṣa-oriented instruction passage.
Reducing ‘crying’ to śabda (sound) is a classic move from nāma-rūpa to tattva: experience is analyzed into impersonal processes (guṇa/indriya), pointing toward the witness-consciousness beyond them.