Shloka 19
मन्यमानो हि कः सत्सु पुरुष: परिकीर्तयेत् । अन्यपूर्वा स्त्रियं जातु त्ववन्यो मधुसूदन,“मधुसूदन! तुम्हारे सिवा दूसरा कौन ऐसा पुरुष होगा, जो अपनी स्त्रीको पहले दूसरेकी वाग्दत्ता पत्नी स्वीकार करते हुए सत्पुरुषोंकी सभामें इसका वर्णन करेगा?
manyamāno hi kaḥ satsu puruṣaḥ parikīrtayet | anyapūrvāṃ striyaṃ jātu tv anyo madhusūdana ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “Indeed, what man of honor, in the presence of the virtuous, would publicly proclaim such a thing—that he has accepted as his wife a woman who had previously been pledged to another? O Madhusūdana, who else but you could do this?”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical restraint expected of an honorable person: matters that could diminish dignity—especially concerning marital propriety and prior betrothal—are not to be publicly advertised before the virtuous. It underscores social dharma around modesty, reputation, and appropriate speech in an assembly.
Vaiśampāyana addresses Kṛṣṇa as Madhusūdana and remarks that no ordinary honorable man would openly state, in a gathering of the righteous, that he accepted a woman who had earlier been promised to someone else—implying that only Kṛṣṇa could speak of such a delicate circumstance without loss of honor, due to his exceptional stature and purpose.