Shloka 21
Adhyaya 37 — Alarka’s Crisis and the Teaching on Non-Attachment (Madālasa’s Instruction Recalled)
ततः स्नातः शुचिर्भूत्वा वाचयित्वा द्विजोत्तमान् ।
निष्कृष्य शासनं तस्माद्ददृशे प्रस्फुटाक्षरम् ॥
tataḥ snātaḥ śucir bhūtvā vācayitvā dvijottamān | niṣkṛṣya śāsanaṁ tasmād dadṛśe prasphuṭākṣaram ||
ततः स्नात्वा शुचिर्भूत्वा श्रेष्ठैर्ब्राह्मणैः पठिते कृते । तस्मात् लिखितमादेशं निष्कृष्याक्षराणि स्पष्टं ददर्श ॥
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FAQs
Even in political emergency, the king re-centers himself through śauca (purity) and learned mediation (dvijottama). The text affirms disciplined procedure before acting on potent instruction.
Vaṁśānucarita with Dharma/ācāra elements: ritual purity and reliance on learned custodians of sacred speech.
Bathing and ‘clear letters’ signify inner clarification: when the mind is purified, the teaching (śāsana) becomes legible—i.e., actionable and luminous.