Shloka 67
Adhyaya 21 — Householder's Dharma
किं त्वस्यास्तनुमध्यायाः स्नेहाकृष्टेन चेतसा । त्वया विश्रम्भिता चास्मि स्मारयाम्यरिसूदन ॥
kintv asyās tanumadhyāyāḥ snehākṛṣṭena cetasā / tvayā viśrambhitā cāsmi smārayāmy ari-sūdana
“But because my mind is drawn by affection for this slender-waisted woman, and because I have been trusted by you, O slayer of foes, I will remind you (of what should be done).”
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FAQs
Affection (sneha) is presented as a motivator for ethical speech: one advises not to dominate but to protect and guide. Trust (viśrambha) creates moral responsibility—when counsel is sought or confidence is given, one should respond with dharmic clarity.
Ancillary dharma instruction within narrative; not a pañcalakṣaṇa segment.
The ‘slender waist’ motif can be read as the fragility of embodied life and relationships; the speaker’s ‘being drawn’ indicates the binding power of relational karma that compels one toward protective action rather than disengaged neutrality.