Shloka 22
Adhyaya 71 — Madhu-Kaitabha
एवं शप्ता सुता तेन सा चास्ते तत्र भूपते ।
नीता तेनोरगेन्द्रेण धृता तत्सुतया सती ॥
evaṃ śaptā sutā tena sā cāste tatra bhūpate / nītā tenoragendreṇa dhṛtā tat-sutayā satī
فلما لُعِنَتْ منه، أيها الملك، بقيتِ الابنةُ هناك. وكانت تلك المرأةُ الفاضلةُ قد جاء بها سيدُ الحيّات (الناگا)، فأمسكتها ابنتهُ هناك.
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FAQs
A śāpa is not merely punitive; it ‘fixes’ a situation into a lasting condition. The verse emphasizes how wrongdoing can trap multiple parties in extended suffering.
Carita—an episode elaborating causal continuity behind the king’s present domestic problem.
Detention by ‘serpent’ forces suggests bondage by desire and fear; the virtuous self (satī) can be held captive by lower impulses until insight or grace releases it.