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नारदकथितं माधव्याः तपश्चर्या–ययातेः स्वर्गविचारः | Nārada on Mādhavī’s Asceticism and the Scrutiny of Yayāti in Heaven
अथाष्टक: पुरं प्रायात् तदा सोमपुरप्रभम् | निर्यात्य कनन््यां शिष्याय कौशिको5पि वनं ययौ
athāṣṭakaḥ puraṃ prāyāt tadā somapuraprabham | niryātya kanyāṃ śiṣyāya kauśiko 'pi vanaṃ yayau ||
于是阿湿多迦启程，前往那座光辉如苏摩天宫般的城邑。将少女送交弟子之后，考希迦亦离世入林。此一段落昭示：人们有意从尘缘牵缚中转身，归向有纪律的职责——使每个人都安置在最能保障其护持与正当归途之处。
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic prioritization: relationships and dependents are not abandoned carelessly but are placed under appropriate guardianship, while the sage proceeds toward a life of restraint. Duty is fulfilled through orderly transfer of responsibility and commitment to one’s chosen discipline.
Nārada narrates that Āṣṭaka travels to a splendid city likened to Somapura. Kauśika, after sending the maiden to his disciple’s care, leaves for the forest—signaling a shift in the story toward ascetic movement and the next stage of events.