Shloka 51
Adhyaya 74 — King Svarashtra, the Deer-Queen’s Curse, and the Rise of Tamasa Manu
मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।
ततः पिता यथावृत्तं स्वराज्यच्यवनादिकम् ।
तस्याचष्टे महाबाहुः पुत्रस्य जगतीपतिः ॥
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca tataḥ pitā yathāvṛttaṃ svarājyacyāvanādikam / tasyācaṣṭe mahābahuḥ putrasya jagatīpatiḥ
มารกัณฑยะกล่าวว่า: แล้วบิดาได้เล่าเหตุการณ์ทั้งหมดแก่เขา เริ่มตั้งแต่การสูญเสียอาณาจักรของตนเอง พระผู้เป็นใหญ่แห่งโลกผู้มีพาหาอันเกรียงไกรได้อธิบายแก่บุตรของตน।
FAQs
Kingship is portrayed as contingent upon dharma and fate; the proper response to reversal is truthful narration, counsel, and corrective action rather than despair.
Vaṃśa (dynastic narrative) in service of Manvantara (periodization by Manus): personal royal events become the causal prelude to a Manu’s era.
The ‘loss of kingdom’ can symbolize the soul’s loss of sovereignty through adharma/ignorance, and its recovery through right knowledge and empowered action.