Shloka 6
Pātivratya-kathana
The Narrative of the Pativrata
ततोऽहमनया देव्या चालितश्चारुनेत्रया । वृतश्चैवापि भर्तृत्वे किंचित्प्रार्थनया सह ॥ ६ ॥
tato'hamanayā devyā cālitaścārunetrayā | vṛtaścaivāpi bhartṛtve kiṃcitprārthanayā saha || 6 ||
Dann wurde ich von jener Göttin mit den schönen Augen aufgerüttelt; und mit ein wenig Bitte wählte sie mich sogar zu ihrem Gemahl.
Narrator (a male protagonist speaking in first person within the Adhyaya’s narrative frame)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shringara
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
The verse frames marriage as a dharmic turning point: the narrator’s inner movement and subsequent acceptance indicate how personal life choices become part of a larger moral narrative in the Purana.
Direct bhakti practice is not stated here; instead, the verse sets a life-situation (marriage and responsibility) that, in Purāṇic storytelling, often becomes the ground for later dharma and devotion to unfold through duty and right conduct.
No explicit Vedāṅga (Śikṣā, Vyākaraṇa, Chandas, Nirukta, Jyotiṣa, Kalpa) instruction appears in this verse; it is primarily narrative, describing selection for marriage and the role of request/entreaty in that decision.