Shloka 25
Adhyaya 16 — The Son’s Counsel on Renunciation and the Anasuya–Mandavya Episode: The Suspension of Sunrise and the Power of Pativrata
गागं परिकरं बद्ध्वा शुल्कमादाय चाधिकम् ।
स्कन्धे भर्तारमादाय जगाम मृदुगामिनी ॥
gāgṃ parikaraṃ baddhvā śulkam ādāya cādhikam / skandhe bhartāram ādāya jagāma mṛdugāminī
Ayant lié les effets nécessaires et pris le salaire (et davantage), elle souleva son époux sur son épaule et se mit en route, elle au pas doux.
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FAQs
The wife’s extraordinary service highlights steadfastness, but the narrative also warns that dharma without prudence can bring one into contact with forces (tapas/śāpa) that transform private acts into public consequence.
Not a lakṣaṇa passage; it functions as moral narrative illustrating the potency of ascetic speech and the ripple effects of personal choices.
Carrying the husband symbolizes bearing the weight of another’s desire/karma; the ‘fee’ hints at unseen costs that will be paid when dharma is mishandled.