Shloka 56
Adhyaya 21 — Kuvalayashva’s Descent to Patala and the Rescue of Madalasa
कुण्डलोवाच वीर सत्यमसन्दिग्धं भवताभिहितं वचः ।
नान्यत्र हृदयन्त्वस्या दृष्ट्वा स्थैर्यं प्रयास्यति ॥
kuṇḍalovāca vīra satyam asandigdhaṃ bhavatābhihitaṃ vacaḥ | nānyatra hṛdayaṃ tv asyā dṛṣṭvā sthairyaṃ prayāsyati ||
Kuṇḍalā said: “Hero, the words you have spoken are true and free from doubt. Once her heart has seen your steadfastness, it will not turn elsewhere.”
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FAQs
Truth spoken with conviction and steadiness inspires trust; firmness of character becomes the basis for stable relationship and dharmic union.
Not directly a sarga/pratisarga/manvantara/vaṃśa/vaṃśānucarita passage; it aligns most closely with vaṃśānucarita-style narrative ethics (conduct within a story-world).
‘Steadfastness’ (sthairya) suggests inner dhṛti (fortitude); when the mind witnesses unwavering resolve, it naturally settles—an allegory for stabilizing the wavering heart.