Shloka 21
Adhyaya 23 — Ashvatara’s Vow for Madalasa and the Bestowal of Musical Science by Sarasvati
सद्धर्मचारिणीं पत्नीं तां मुक्त्वा गजगामिनीम् ।
काञ्चिन्नाङ्गीकरिष्यामीत्येतत् सत्यं मयोदितम् ॥
saddharmacāriṇīṃ patnīṃ tāṃ muktvā gajagāminīm / kāñcin nāṅgīkariṣyāmīty etat satyaṃ mayoditam
Abgesehen von jener Gattin, die im guten Dharma wandelt, der elefantengängigen, werde ich keine andere annehmen; dies ist die Wahrheit, die ich spreche.
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FAQs
The verse reinforces the dharmic ideal that a virtuous spouse is not replaceable; the speaker binds himself by satya to a standard of restraint and loyalty, presenting marital commitment as a moral vow rather than convenience.
Again, vaṃśānucarita-type instruction through narrative conduct; it is exemplary dharma rather than sarga/manvantara material.
By repeatedly sealing the vow with ‘satyam mayoditam,’ speech becomes a sacred act (vāk-śakti disciplined). Such truth-bound speech is portrayed as shaping destiny, a subtle purāṇic theme about the performative power of vow (vrata).