Adhyaya 26 — Madālasa Names Alarka and Reorients Him Toward Kshatriya Duty
इत्थं तया स तनयो जन्मप्रभृति बोधितः ।
चकार न मतिं प्राज्ञो गार्हस्थ्यं प्रति निर्ममः ॥
itthaṃ tayā sa tanayo janmaprabhṛti bodhitaḥ / cakāra na matiṃ prājño gārhasthyaṃ prati nirmamaḥ
Được nàng giáo huấn từ thuở sơ sinh, người con trai hiền trí ấy—không chấp thủ—đã không hướng tâm đến đời sống gia chủ (gṛhastha).
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Non-attachment naturally reduces craving for domestic entanglement; the verse portrays vairāgya as an outcome of sustained right-view.
Personal conduct narrative (vaṃśānucarita-adjacent) illustrating dharma/adhyātma rather than cosmic cycles.
‘Not turning the mind toward gārhasthya’ signals withdrawal of ahaṅkāra-mamatā from roles, a prerequisite for deeper yoga or jñāna.