Shloka 54
Pātivratya-kathana
The Narrative of the Pativrata
तस्याः स्नेहवियोगार्थं तप्यते ताम्रभ्राष्टके । यथा सुखं भवेद्भर्तुस्तथा कार्यं हि भार्यया ॥ ५४ ॥
tasyāḥ snehaviyogārthaṃ tapyate tāmrabhrāṣṭake | yathā sukhaṃ bhavedbhartustathā kāryaṃ hi bhāryayā || 54 ||
Um ihre übermäßige Anhänglichkeit zu lösen, lässt man sie auf einer glühenden Kupferplatte leiden. Wahrlich, eine Ehefrau soll so handeln, dass Wohlergehen und Glück des Gatten gesichert sind.
Narada (instructional narration in a dharma-context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames household life as a dharmic discipline: attachment (sneha) must be governed, and conduct is measured by whether it supports righteousness and the well-being of the family unit.
Indirectly: it teaches self-regulation and service-minded duty in family life, which in Purāṇic ethics becomes a supportive foundation for sattvic living and steadiness required for sustained bhakti.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught here; the emphasis is nīti and gṛhastha-dharma—practical ethical guidance for marital conduct.