Shloka 19
Adhyaya 37 — Alarka’s Crisis and the Teaching on Non-Attachment (Madālasa’s Instruction Recalled)
इत्थं सम्पीड्यमानस्तु क्षीणकोषो दिने दिने ।
विषादमागात्परमं व्याकुलत्वञ्च चेतसः ॥
itthaṁ sampīḍyamānas tu kṣīṇa-koṣo dine dine | viṣādam āgāt paramaṁ vyākulatvaṁ ca cetasaḥ ||
یوں دبایا جا کر اور روز بروز خزانہ گھٹتا دیکھ کر وہ گہرے غم میں ڈوب گیا اور دل و دماغ سے نہایت مضطرب ہو اٹھا۔
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FAQs
External loss (wealth, security) precipitates internal turmoil; the text realistically depicts viṣāda as a turning point that often precedes seeking guidance or dharma.
Vaṁśānucarita: character development within royal narrative, preparing for an instructive pivot.
Viṣāda is also a threshold state: when ordinary supports fail, remembrance (smṛti) of a deeper teaching becomes possible.