Shloka 6
Adhyaya 74 — King Svarashtra, the Deer-Queen’s Curse, and the Rise of Tamasa Manu
राज्याच्च्युतः सोऽपि वनं गत्वा निर्विण्णमानसः ।
तपस्तेपे महाभागे वितस्तापुलिने स्थितः ॥
rājyāc cyutaḥ so 'pi vanaṃ gatvā nirviṇṇamānasaḥ / tapas tepe mahābhāge vitastāpuline sthitaḥ
राज्याद् निष्कासितः स अपि विरक्तमानसः वनं जगाम; वितस्तायाः पुण्ये सिकतातीरे स्थित्वा तपश्चकार।
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Suffering and loss can mature into vairāgya and disciplined spiritual effort. The king converts political defeat into a new pursuit: self-mastery through tapas.
Vaṃśānucarita with tīrtha/kshetra coloring (sacred river locale), still within Manvantara narrative flow.
The riverbank signifies a liminal zone—between settled life and wilderness—apt for inner transition. Vitastā (often identified with the Jhelum) evokes purification and continuity of dharma through sacred landscapes.