Adhyaya 71 — The King’s Remorse and the Sage’s Counsel on the Necessity of a Wife
अवरुह्य रथात् सोऽथ तं समेत्य प्रणम्य च ।
यथावृत्तं समाचख्यौ राक्षसेन समागमम् ॥
avaruhya rathāt so 'tha taṃ sametya praṇamya ca / yathāvṛttaṃ samācakhyau rākṣasena samāgamam
रथात् अवतीर्य स मुनिम् उपसृत्य प्रणम्य, यथावृत्तं सर्वं निवेदयामास—राक्षसेन सह सङ्गमं च।
Humility and accuracy are prerequisites for dharmic guidance: the king bows and presents facts without concealment, enabling correct moral diagnosis.
Itihāsa-like episode within manvantara frame, showcasing the purāṇic social ideal of king under sage-guidance.
The descent from the chariot symbolizes stepping down from ego and authority before wisdom—an inner surrender enabling transformation.