Shloka 24
चित्रसेन-समागमः / The Engagement with Citrasena and the Gandharvas
नाभुक्तवति नास्नाते नासंविष्टे च भर्तरि । न संविशामि नाश्नामि सदा कर्मकरेष्वपि,“पतियों और उनके सेवकोंको भोजन कराये बिना मैं कभी भोजन नहीं करती, उन्हें नहलाये बिना कभी नहाती नहीं हूँ तथा पतिदेव जबतक शयन न करें, तबतक मैं सोती भी नहीं हूँ
Vaiśampāyana uvāca: nābhuktavati nāsnāte nāsaṃviṣṭe ca bhartari | na saṃviśāmi nāśnāmi sadā karmakareṣv api ||
قال فايشَمبايانا: «ما دام زوجي لم يأكل فلا آكل، وما دام لم يغتسل فلا أغتسل، وما دام لم يضطجع للراحة فلا أضطجع. تلك قاعدتي الدائمة—حتى في شأن من يخدمون ويعملون في البيت».
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents an ethic of disciplined household conduct: prioritizing the well-being and proper care of one’s dependents—especially the husband in the traditional frame—before one’s own comfort (food, bathing, rest), extending the same conscientiousness even toward servants and workers.
In Vaiśampāyana’s narration, a woman’s statement of personal vows is reported: she describes her daily rule that she will not eat, bathe, or sleep until her husband (and, by implication, those under her care) have been attended to, illustrating her commitment to household duty and service.