Shloka 41
Adhyaya 72 — The Reconciliation Rite, Sarasvati Sacrifice, and the Birth of Uttama Manu (Auttama Manvantara Prelude)
इष्टैर्दारैस्तथा पुत्रैर्बन्धुभिर्वा कदाचन ।
वियोगो नास्य भविता शृण्वतः पठतोऽपि वा ॥
iṣṭair dārais tathā putrair bandhubhir vā kadācana / viyogo nāsya bhavitā śṛṇvataḥ paṭhato 'pi vā
প্ৰিয় পত্নী, সন্তান বা আন কোনো স্বজনৰ পৰা তেওঁৰ কেতিয়াও বিচ্ছেদ নহয়—শ্ৰোতা হওক বা পাঠক হওক।
FAQs
Purāṇic listening/recitation is treated as a dharmic stabilizer for gṛhastha-life: it cultivates conduct and fortune supportive of cohesion rather than rupture.
Manvantara context with dharma-phala overlay: while the content is manvantara, the verse functions as phalaśruti encouraging transmission and memorization.
‘Non-separation’ can symbolize integration of one’s inner faculties (putra/bandhu as metaphors for powers and tendencies). Recitation harmonizes the psyche, preventing ‘splitting’ into conflict.