Shloka 71
Adhyaya 43 — Portents of Death (Ariṣṭa-lakṣaṇas) and the Yogin’s Response; Alarka Renounces Kingship
समुत्पत्य महाबाहुं सोऽलर्कः काशिभूपतिम् ।
सुबाहोरग्रतो वीरमुवाच प्रहसन्निव ॥
samutpatya mahābāhuṃ so 'larkaḥ kāśibhūpatim / subāhor agrato vīram uvāca prahasann iva
అలర్కుడు లేచి, సుబాహు సమక్షంలో, స్వల్ప చిరునవ్వుతోనట్లు, మహాబాహు వీరుడైన కాశీరాజును సంబోధించాడు।
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FAQs
The ‘smile’ signals inner freedom: one can face rivalry and power-struggles without hatred or anxiety when possessiveness has dropped.
Vaṃśānucarita narrative illustrating dharma and vairagya through royal characters.
Rising and speaking before witnesses (Subāhu) symbolizes making renunciation public and unambiguous—cutting off the mind’s possibility of secret re-attachment.