Shloka 76
Kāṣṭhīlā-Ākhyāna: Ratnāvalī’s Return, Co-wife Dharma, and the Phālguna Propitiation
सापत्नभावजामीर्ष्यां परित्यज्य सुलोचने । ततः प्रेष्यान्समाहूय भर्ता मे वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥ ७६ ॥
sāpatnabhāvajāmīrṣyāṃ parityajya sulocane | tataḥ preṣyānsamāhūya bhartā me vākyamabravīt || 76 ||
হে সুলোচনে, সহপত্নী‑ভাবৰ পৰা জন্মা ঈৰ্ষা ত্যাগ কৰা। তাৰ পাছত মোৰ স্বামীয়ে দাসসকলক মাতি মোক এই কথা ক’লে।
Unnamed female narrator (a woman recounting events in a frame-story)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It highlights inner purification: jealousy born of rivalry is to be relinquished, because mental faults (doṣas) disturb dharma and obstruct the calm mind needed for devotion and merit-bearing actions.
By implying that bhakti flourishes in a heart free from envy—abandoning īrṣyā is a practical prerequisite for steady remembrance, prayer, and harmonious dharmic living.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this line; the practical takeaway is nīti for gṛhastha-life—mastering emotions to preserve dharma and social order.