Shloka 20
यस्त्वया समयो विप्र कृतो मे तपतां वर । तेनोषितास्मि भद्ठं ते स्वस्ति ते5स्तु व्रजाम्यहम्,“तपस्वी मुनियोंमें श्रेष्ठ ब्रह्मर्ष] आपने जो शर्त की थी, उसके अनुसार मैं आपके साथ रह चुकी। आपका मंगल हो, कल्याण हो। अब आज्ञा दीजिये, मैं जाती हूँ”
yas tvayā samayo vipra kṛto me tapatāṃ vara | tenoṣitāsmi bhadraṃ te svasti te 'stu vrajāmy aham ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “O brāhmaṇa, best among ascetics, the agreement you set for me has been fulfilled; I have stayed with you according to that condition. May auspiciousness attend you; may you be well. Now grant me leave—I depart.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds dharma as fidelity to a mutually set condition (samaya) and the ethical closure of an obligation: once the stipulated term is completed, one seeks proper leave, offers blessings, and departs without deceit or overstay.
A speaker (reported by Vaiśampāyana) addresses a brāhmaṇa-ascetic, stating that the agreed condition has been satisfied (“I have stayed as per your stipulation”), then offers auspicious benedictions and requests permission to depart.