Adhyaya 22 — Kuvalayashva’s Death through Daitya-Deceit and Madalasa’s Self-Immolation
पुत्रावूचतुः एकमुक्तस्ततस्तेन स ममज्ज नदीजले ।
ररक्ष सो 'पि तस्यैव मायाविहितमाश्रमम् ॥
putrāvūcatuḥ ekamuktastatastena sa mamajja nadījale | rarakṣa so 'pi tasyaiva māyāvihitamāśramam ||
دونوں بیٹوں نے کہا؛ پھر ایک بات کہی گئی تو وہ دریا کے پانی میں غوطہ زن ہو گیا۔ اس نے بھی اسی آشرم کی حفاظت کی جو مایوی قوت سے بنایا گیا تھا۔
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Sacred spaces and communities are maintained not only by rites but also by active guardianship. The mention of māyā-vihita hints that even ‘constructed’ protections require vigilant upkeep.
Ākhyāna. This is event-sequencing within a moral narrative.
Diving into water can symbolize entering a liminal medium (antarāla) to neutralize subtle threats; ‘māyā-vihita āśrama’ suggests protective fields created by mantra/merit that still depend on conscious guardianship.