Adhyaya 43 — Portents of Death (Ariṣṭa-lakṣaṇas) and the Yogin’s Response; Alarka Renounces Kingship
काशिराज उवाच
किमलर्क ! परित्यक्तं राज्यं ते संयुगं विना ।
क्षत्रियस्य न धर्मोऽयं भवांश्च क्षत्रधर्मवित् ॥
kāśirāja uvāca kim alarka! parityaktaṃ rājyaṃ te saṃyugaṃ vinā / kṣatriyasya na dharmo 'yaṃ bhavāṃś ca kṣatradharmavit
کاشی کے راجا نے کہا— “اے الارک! تم نے بغیر جنگ کے اپنی سلطنت کیوں چھوڑ دی؟ یہ کشتریہ کا دھرم نہیں، اور تم تو کشتریہ دھرم کے جاننے والے ہو۔”
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The verse articulates the orthodox social-ethical view: rulers must not abdicate responsibility out of fear or weakness; renunciation must be distinguished from escapism.
Dharma instruction embedded in vaṃśānucarita (royal conduct).
The objection represents the ‘voice of varṇāśrama’—the binding power of role-identity. The later teaching (Alarka’s reply) typically resolves this by elevating inner freedom over role.