Shloka 73
Pātivratya-kathana
The Narrative of the Pativrata
एवमुक्त्वा समाश्वास्य भर्तारमनुशास्य च । अनीतं जनकाद्वित्तं बंधुभ्यो वरवर्णिनी ॥ ७३ ॥
evamuktvā samāśvāsya bhartāramanuśāsya ca | anītaṃ janakādvittaṃ baṃdhubhyo varavarṇinī || 73 ||
So sprechend tröstete sie ihren Gatten und wies ihn an; dann verteilte die schönfarbige Frau den aus dem Haus ihres Vaters gebrachten Reichtum unter ihre Verwandten.
Suta (narrator, reporting the episode)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents dharma in action: calming conflict, giving wise counsel, and redirecting wealth toward rightful, socially harmonizing support of one’s kin—an applied form of righteous living.
While not explicitly naming bhakti, it supports a bhakti-aligned life by emphasizing sattvic conduct—compassion, restraint, and generosity—which purifies the mind and makes devotion stable.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is dharma-nīti in household life—ethical counsel and appropriate distribution of resources (dāna/arthavyavahāra).