Shloka 15
Adhyaya 76 — The Sixth Manvantara: Cakshusha Manu, the Child-Snatcher, and the Problem of Kinship
स्वार्थो मया परित्यक्तो यस्त्वत्तो मे भविष्यति ।
इत्युक्त्वा सा तमुत्सृज्य निष्क्रान्ता सूतिकागृहात् ॥
svārtho mayā parityakto yastvatto me bhaviṣyati / ityuktvā sā tamutsṛjya niṣkrāntā sūtikāgṛhāt
"تم سے مجھے جو بھی ذاتی فائدہ ہو سکتا تھا، میں نے اسے ترک کر دیا ہے۔" یہ کہہ کر، اس نے اسے چھوڑ دیا اور زچہ خانے سے باہر نکل گئی۔
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FAQs
The narrative contrasts proclaimed detachment with the real-world consequences of leaving the vulnerable unguarded. Dharma includes protection (rakṣaṇa) alongside affection and renunciation.
Ākhyāna: a moral tale illustrating consequences; ancillary to broader purāṇic aims rather than a direct pancalakṣaṇa unit.
The ‘sūtikāgṛha’ (birth-chamber) can symbolize the liminal state where new life/new resolve is fragile. Leaving that threshold unattended invites ‘jātahāriṇī’—the force that steals nascent vitality.