Adhyaya 25 — Madālāsā’s Return, Royal Succession, and the First Teaching to Vikrānta
तुतुषुस्तेन वै भृत्या जहास च मदालसा ।
सा वै मदालसा पुत्रं बालमुत्तानशायिनम् ।
उल्लापनच्छलेनाह रुदमानमविस्वरम् ॥
tutuṣus tena vai bhṛtyā jahāsa ca madālasā | sā vai madālasā putraṃ bālam uttānaśāyinam | ullāpanacchalenāha rudamānam avisvaram ||
Các thị tùng đều vui mừng vì điều ấy, và Madālasā mỉm cười. Rồi nàng, giả như nói giọng trẻ thơ, cất lời với đứa con còn nằm ngửa, đang khóc khẽ.
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Wisdom is presented as compatible with household life: a mother can transmit liberating insight gently, even through ordinary affection and lullaby.
Vaṃśānucarita serving as a vehicle for dharma/jñāna instruction (a common purāṇic teaching strategy).
‘Pretext of baby-talk’ indicates upāya (skillful means): profound truth is delivered in a form the hearer can receive—here, soothing sound becomes a carrier of jñāna.