Shloka 29
Adhyaya 22 — Kuvalayashva’s Death through Daitya-Deceit and Madalasa’s Self-Immolation
किंनु शोचामि तनयं किंनु शोचाम्यहं स्नुषाम् ।
विमृश्य कृतकृत्यत्वाम्नम्येऽशोच्यावुभावपि ॥
kinnu śocāmi tanayaṃ kinnu śocāmy ahaṃ snuṣām /
vimṛśya kṛtakṛtyatvām namye 'śocyāv ubhāv api
“Rốt cuộc ta phải than khóc cho ai—cho con trai ta hay cho nàng dâu? Suy xét rồi, ta cúi đầu trước chân lý rằng cả hai đều không đáng để than khóc, vì đã hoàn thành điều cần làm.”
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FAQs
Death is not automatically a cause for debilitating grief when a life has been lived in dharma. The ‘kṛtakṛtya’ standard reframes mourning into reverence and acceptance.
Moral instruction within narrative (vaṃśānucarita-type usage).
Calling them ‘aśocya’ echoes the Gītā-like insight: the wise do not collapse over inevitable transitions. It points to stabilizing buddhi in the face of saṃsāra’s churn.