Shloka 63
Adhyaya 16 — The Son’s Counsel on Renunciation and the Anasuya–Mandavya Episode: The Suspension of Sunrise and the Power of Pativrata
यद्देवेभ्यो यच्च पित्रागतेभ्यः कुर्याद्भर्ताभ्यर्च्चनं सत्क्रियातः ।
तस्याप्यर्धं केवलानन्यचित्ता नारी भुङ्क्ते भर्तृशुश्रूषयैव ॥
yad devebhyo yac ca pitrāgatebhyaḥ kuryād bhartābhyarcanaṃ satkriyātaḥ | tasyāpy ardhaṃ kevalānanyacittā nārī bhuṅkte bhartṛśuśrūṣayaiva ||
أيّ عبادةٍ وشعائرَ صحيحةٍ يؤديها الزوج للآلهة وللأسلاف (الپِتْرِس pitṛs)، فإن المرأةَ ذاتَ القلب الواحد غيرَ المشتت تنال نصفَ ذلك الثواب بمجرد خدمتها لزوجها.
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FAQs
The passage frames household religion as cooperative: the husband’s public ritual acts and the wife’s steadfast domestic support are treated as jointly efficacious, with the wife sharing the fruit through devoted service.
Primarily outside the pancalakṣaṇa core (sarga, pratisarga, vaṃśa, manvantara, vaṃśānucarita); it belongs to dharma-śikṣā (normative instruction) embedded in narrative.
On a symbolic level, ‘single-mindedness’ (ananya-cittatā) is highlighted as the inner sacrifice: undivided attention and loyal service are presented as a direct means to partake in spiritual fruits.