Shloka 14
Agastya’s Encounter with Ilvala and Vātāpi; Dāna, Progeny, and the Renown of Agastya-Āśrama
स तस्या: परिचारेण शौचेन च दमेन च । श्रिया रूपेण च प्रीतो मैथुनायाजुहाव ताम्,राजन! जब इसी प्रकार बहुत समय व्यतीत हो गया, तब एक दिन भगवान् अगस्त्यमुनिने ऋतुस्नानसे निवृत्त हुई पत्नी लोपामुद्राको देखा। वह तपस्याके तेजसे प्रकाशित हो रही थी। महर्षिने अपनी पत्नीकी सेवा, पवित्रता, इन्द्रियसंयम, शोभा तथा रूप-सौन्दर्यसे प्रसन्न होकर उसे मैथुनके लिये पास बुलाया
sa tasyāḥ paricāreṇa śaucena ca damena ca | śriyā rūpeṇa ca prīto maithunāyājuhāva tām ||
Pleased by her devoted attendance, her purity, and her self-restraint—and also by her grace and beauty—he summoned her for conjugal union.
लोगश उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse links conjugal life with dharmic preparation: service (paricaryā), purity (śauca), and self-control (dama) are presented as the ethical ground on which marital intimacy is approached, rather than as an act driven solely by desire.
After observing his wife’s sustained service, purity, restraint, and beauty, the sage becomes pleased and calls her to him for conjugal union, marking a shift from austerity and discipline toward the duties of household life.