Shloka 25
तादृशे हि कुले जाता कुले चैव विवर्धिता । सुखात् सुखमनुप्राप्ता हृदाद् हृदमिवागता,वैसे उत्तम कुलमें तुम्हारा जन्म हुआ तथा मेरे श्रेष्ठ कुलमें तुम पालित और पोषित होकर बड़ी हुई। जैसे जलकी धारा एक सरोवरसे निकलकर दूसरे सरोवरमें गिरती है, उसी प्रकार तुम एक सुखमय स्थानसे दूसरे सुखमय स्थानमें आयी हो
tādṛśe hi kule jātā kule caiva vivardhitā | sukhāt sukham anuprāptā hṛdād hṛdam ivāgatā ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “Born indeed in such a noble lineage, and likewise reared and brought to maturity in another eminent house, you have passed from one sphere of comfort to another—like a stream of water leaving one lake and entering the next. Thus your life has moved from happiness to happiness, without a break in dignity or care.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the ethical ideal of continuity of dignity and care: a woman of noble birth, when properly nurtured and married into an equally worthy household, should experience an unbroken passage of protection, honor, and well-being—symbolized by water moving naturally from one lake to another.
Vaiśampāyana describes a woman’s fortunate life-course in terms of her birth and upbringing in excellent families, using a vivid simile (from one lake to another) to convey her smooth transition from one secure, happy setting to the next.