Shloka 16

Adhyaya 16 — The Son’s Counsel on Renunciation and the Anasuya–Mandavya Episode: The Suspension of Sunrise and the Power of Pativrata

Sanskrit

श्लेष्म-मूत्र-पुरीषासृक्-प्रवाहक्षालनॆन च । रहश्चैवोपचारॆण प्रियसम्भाषणॆन च ॥

Transliteration

śleṣma-mūtra-purīṣāsṛk-pravāhakṣālanena ca / rahaścaivopacāreṇa priyasambhāṣaṇena ca

Translation

Und indem sie Ausfluss von Schleim, Urin, Kot und Blut abwusch; ihn im Privaten pflegte; und mit liebevollen Worten zu ihm sprach.

Speakers

• Son → Father (narration continues)

Key Themes

• Compassionate service
• Impurity and duty
• Gentle speech (vāg-dharma)