Shloka 38
Adhyaya 44 — Subahu’s Counsel to the King of Kashi and Alarka’s Renunciation through Yoga
सोऽपि तस्य पिता तद्वत् क्रमेण सुमहामतिः ।
वानप्रस्थं समास्थाय चतुर्थाश्रममभ्यगात् ॥
so 'pi tasya pitā tadvat krameṇa sumahā-matiḥ /
vānaprasthaṃ samāsthāya caturthāśramam abhyagāt
அவனுடைய தந்தையும் அதேபோல் முறையாக—மிகுந்த அறிவுடையவராக—வானப்ரஸ்த ஆசிரமத்தில் நுழைந்து, பின்னர் நான்காம் ஆசிரமமான சந்நியாசத்தை அடைந்தார்।
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FAQs
The text validates the classical āśrama model: renunciation is most stable when it arises ‘krameṇa’—through maturation and fulfillment of duties—rather than abrupt abandonment.
Dharma instruction embedded in narrative; not directly sarga/manvantara/genealogy.
Father and son mirror the transmission of wisdom across generations: when attachment is cut at the root, even the ‘source of worldly continuity’ (the father principle) turns toward transcendence.