Shloka 3
Adhyaya 36 — Madalasa’s Final Counsel and the Renunciation of King Ritadhvaja
ततः कालेन महता संप्राप्य चरमं वयः ।
चक्रेऽभिषेकं पुत्रस्य तस्य राज्ये ऋतध्वजः ॥
tataḥ kālena mahatā saṃprāpya caramaṃ vayaḥ | cakre 'bhiṣekaṃ putrasya tasya rajye ṛtadhvajaḥ
Rồi sau một thời gian dài, khi đã đến giai đoạn cuối của đời người, vua Ṛtadhvaja đã cử hành lễ quán đỉnh (đăng quang) cho con trai mình trong vương quốc ấy.
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FAQs
Kingship is treated as a duty-bound office rather than a possession; timely transfer of power in old age is aligned with dharma and the āśrama model (moving from rule toward renunciant orientation).
Primarily Vaṃśa/vaṃśānucarita (dynastic lineage and royal conduct); it also supports dharma-oriented narrative rather than sarga/pratisarga.
The ‘abhiṣeka’ marks not only political succession but an inner shift: relinquishing ‘ahaṃ-mama’ (I-and-mine) as one approaches life’s end.