Shloka 13
इत्युक्ते सा तदा चक्रे कदेति मतिम् आत्मनः को वा भर्ता ममेत्य् एनां पुनर् अप्य् आह पार्वती
ityukte sā tadā cakre kadeti matim ātmanaḥ ko vā bhartā mamety enāṃ punar apy āha pārvatī
When this was said, she at once turned the thought within herself: “When will it be? And who, indeed, will be my husband?” Then Pārvatī spoke to her again.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Narrative continuation within Kṛṣṇa-related episodes; depiction of inner thought (mati) and its redirection by divine/wise speech.
Teaching: Historical
Quality: revealing and psychologically nuanced
Concept: Desire naturally seeks a definite object and time; wise guidance redirects restless questioning into a structured, auspicious expectation.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Notice spiraling thoughts in longing; seek grounding counsel and convert anxiety into patient preparedness.
Vishishtadvaita: Embodied mind (citta/mati) is not denied but guided; divine-aligned instruction orders emotion toward a dharmic end.
FAQs
The verse highlights that a character’s inward intention—her ‘mati’—becomes the pivot for the next turn in the story, showing how Purāṇic narratives treat inner consciousness as causally meaningful.
Parāśara narrates the character’s internal question (“when?” and “who will be my husband?”) and immediately follows it with an external response (Pārvatī speaking again), a common Purāṇic technique linking inner doubt to divine guidance.
Though Vishnu is not named in this line, the Purāṇic worldview assumes a divinely ordered moral universe under Vishnu’s sovereignty, where timely guidance and rightful outcomes unfold within dharma.