Shloka 23
Dharma-pratyabhijñāna and Vara-pradāna (धर्मप्रत्यभिज्ञानम्—वरप्रदानम्)
सत्यवानने कहा--यदि तुम्हें चलनेका उत्साह है तो मैं तुम्हारा प्रिय मनोरथ पूर्ण करूँगा। परंतु तुम मेरे माता-पितासे पूछ लो, जिससे मुझे दोषका भागी न होना पड़े ।। मार्कण्डेय उदाच साभिवद्याब्रवीच्छवश्रूं श्वशुरं च महाव्रता । अयं गच्छति मे भर्ता फलाहारो महावनम्
Mārkaṇḍeya uvāca— sābhivadyābravīc chvaśrūṃ śvaśuraṃ ca mahāvratā | ayaṃ gacchati me bhartā phalāhāro mahāvanaṃ ||
قال ماركانديّا: إن سافيتري ذات النذر العظيم، بعدما حيّت حماتها وحماها بخشوع، قالت: «إن زوجي، الذي يقتات على الثمار، ماضٍ إلى الغابة العظمى».
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic propriety: even when driven by personal resolve, one should act with respect toward elders and seek their awareness/consent, so that one’s actions remain blameless and aligned with right conduct.
Sāvitrī, steadfast in her vow, respectfully approaches and addresses her parents-in-law, informing them that her husband Satyavān—living on forest fruits—is going to the great forest, setting the stage for her accompanying him with due decorum.