Shloka 61
उपतिष्ठस्व भर्तारिमन्यं वा वरवर्णिनि । इत्येवं यः पुरा वाचो रूक्षाश्नाआरवयद् रुषा
upatiṣṭhasva bhartārim anyaṁ vā varavarṇini | ityevaṁ yaḥ purā vāco rūkṣāś cārvayad ruṣā ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “O fair-complexioned lady, attend upon your husband—or upon another, if you choose.” Thus, in former times, he spoke harsh words in anger, wounding her with his rough speech.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical danger of anger-driven speech: harsh words, even when spoken casually or in command, can become a form of injury and moral fault, especially within intimate relationships where duty and respect are expected.
Vaiśampāyana recounts that someone earlier addressed a woman with a cutting directive—telling her to serve her husband or another—showing how, in wrath, he uttered rough, insulting words that demeaned her.