Shloka 16
Adhyaya 23 — Ashvatara’s Vow for Madalasa and the Bestowal of Musical Science by Sarasvati
किंत्वत्र मन्ये कर्तव्यस्त्यागो भागस्य योषितः ।
स चापि नोपकाराय तन्वङ्ग्याः किन्तु सर्वथा ॥
kintv atra manye kartavyas tyāgo bhāgasya yoṣitaḥ / sa cāpi nopakārāya tanvaṅgyāḥ kintu sarvathā
But here I think a renunciation of my share (portion) should be done for the woman; yet even that is not for the benefit of the slender-limbed one, but altogether (for another purpose).
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FAQs
The speaker distinguishes between an act that truly benefits the deceased and an act performed to satisfy honor, reciprocity, or inner compulsion. Dharma evaluation depends on intention and consequence, not merely dramatic sacrifice.
Narrative ethics (vaṃśānucarita-type): it is a character’s deliberation on right action.
‘Bhāga’ can symbolize one’s allotted karmic role; ‘tyāga’ here hints at relinquishing egoic claim to outcomes—yet the verse warns that some renunciations are still ego-driven, not truly liberative.