Shloka 4
नाहमन्यायत: काममाचरामि शुचिस्मिते । तस्मादृषेर्ममापत्यमिति सत्यं ब्रवीमि ते,शुचिस्मिते! मैं न्यायविरुद्ध कामका आचरण नहीं करती। उन ऋषिसे ही मुझे संतान पैदा हुई है, यह तुमसे सत्य कहती हूँ
nāham anyāyataḥ kāmam ācarāmi śucismite | tasmād ṛṣer mama āpatyam iti satyaṁ bravīmi te, śucismite ||
“O fair-smiling one, I do not pursue desire in a manner contrary to justice and right conduct. Therefore I tell you the truth: the child I have is the offspring of that sage.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Desire (kāma) must be governed by nyāya/dharma; one should not act unjustly, and one should speak the truth about morally sensitive matters such as lineage.
A woman, addressed as “śucismitā,” defends her conduct: she insists she has not acted against right conduct and truthfully states that her child was begotten by a sage (ṛṣi), implying a dharmically sanctioned origin rather than illicit behavior.