Shloka 8
Adhyaya 71 — The King’s Remorse and the Sage’s Counsel on the Necessity of a Wife
पृच्छ मामिह किं कार्यं मयेति उद्विग्नमानसः । त्वय्यागते महीपाल ! शृणु कार्यञ्च यत्तव ॥
pṛccha mām iha kiṃ kāryaṃ mayeti udvigna-mānasaḥ / tvayy āgate mahīpāla śṛṇu kāryaṃ ca yat tava
“Xin hãy hỏi ta ngay tại đây: ‘Ta phải làm gì?’”—nói vậy với tâm trí xao động. Hỡi đấng hộ trì cõi đất, vì ngài đã đến, xin cũng lắng nghe việc hệ trọng liên quan đến chính ngài.
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FAQs
Moral disturbance (udvega) is presented as a symptom that one’s actions have diverged from dharma; the proper response is humble inquiry and willingness to hear correction.
Didactic interlude embedded in narrative (vaṃśānucarita-like exemplum). It is not sarga/pratisarga/manvantara material but functions as dharma-śikṣā within the Purāṇic storytelling method.
The ‘what should I do?’ question marks the turning point from compulsive action to reflective action; in inner terms, it is the buddhi seeking alignment with dharma.