Shloka 6
जनक-राज्ञः मौण्ड्य-परिव्रज्या-विवादः
Janaka’s Renunciation Questioned; Discourse on Dāna and Detachment
तमुवाच समागत्य भर्तारमकुतो भयम् । क्रुद्धा मनस्विनी भार्या विविक्ते हेतुमद् वच:
tam uvāca samāgatya bhartāram akuto-bhayam | kruddhā manasvinī bhāryā vivikte hetumad vacaḥ ||
Approaching her husband—fearless and unshaken—his spirited wife, angered yet resolute, spoke to him in private with words that were reasoned and purposeful. The scene frames a moral confrontation: emotion is present, but it is directed into deliberate counsel rather than mere outburst.
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when anger arises, ethical speech should be purposeful and reasoned (hetumat), and admonition is best delivered privately (vivikte) to preserve dignity and aim at correction rather than humiliation.
A strong-willed wife approaches her fearless husband and, in a secluded setting, addresses him with deliberate, reasoned words—setting up a moral dialogue within the household context.