Mahabharata — Adi Parva, Shloka 49
Pāṇḍu’s Marriages, Conquests, and Triumphal Return (पाण्डोर्विवाह-विजय-प्रत्यागमनम्)
समागमनमाकाड्क्षेदिति सो<न्तर्हितो मुनि: । ततो5भिगम्य सा देवी स्नुषां रहसि संगताम्
samāgamanam ākāṅkṣed iti so 'ntarhito muniḥ | tato 'bhigamya sā devī snuṣāṃ rahasi saṅgatām ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “Having said, ‘Let her await the union,’ the sage vanished from sight. Then the noble lady (Satyavatī) went to her daughter-in-law, who was secluded in private, and addressed her with words that were beneficial, consonant with dharma, and mindful of practical welfare.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames a morally charged act (conjugal union arranged for lineage) within dharma and welfare: private, orderly conduct and counsel aimed at preserving the dynasty and social duty.
After instructing that the woman should await the appointed union, the sage (Vyāsa) vanishes. Satyavatī then goes privately to her daughter-in-law (Ambikā) to give beneficial guidance aligned with dharma and practical good.