Shloka 33
Adhyaya 76 — The Sixth Manvantara: Cakshusha Manu, the Child-Snatcher, and the Problem of Kinship
आरभ्य जन्मनो नॄणां सम्बन्धित्वमुपैति यः ।
अन्ये सम्बन्धिनो विप्र ! मृत्युना सन्निवर्तिताः ॥
ārabhya janmano nṝṇāṃ sambandhitvamupaiti yaḥ / anye sambandhino vipra! mṛtyunā sannivartitāḥ
ตั้งแต่ขณะเกิด มนุษย์ย่อมได้ความสัมพันธ์ชื่อว่า ‘ความเป็นญาติ’; และโอ้พราหมณ์ ความสัมพันธ์อื่น ๆ ทั้งหมดก็ถูกความตายตัดขาดโดยสิ้นเชิง
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FAQs
Kinship is a temporal arrangement bounded by birth and death. Ethical living remains important, but possessiveness over relations is shown to be irrational when viewed against mortality.
Didactic overlay within narrative (ākhyāna) rather than a pañcalakṣaṇa pillar; it supports dharma teaching that often accompanies vaṃśānucarita episodes.
Birth and death define the ‘field’ (kṣetra) of identity; the verse nudges the listener to seek the kṣetrajña (knower) beyond these boundaries.