Shloka 51
Adhyaya 16 — The Son’s Counsel on Renunciation and the Anasuya–Mandavya Episode: The Suspension of Sunrise and the Power of Pativrata
अनसूयोवाच पतिव्रतायाः माहात्म्यं न हीयेत कथंत्विति ।
सम्मान्य तस्मात् तां साध्वीमहमः स्त्रक्ष्याम्यहं सुराः ॥
anasūyovāca pativratāyā māhātmyaṃ na hīyeta kathaṃ tv iti | sammānya tasmāt tāṃ sādhvīm ahaḥ strakṣyāmy ahaṃ surāḥ ||
Anasūyā dit : « Comment la grandeur d’une pativratā pourrait-elle diminuer ? » Ainsi, ô dieux, en honorant cette femme vertueuse, je ferai naître le jour.
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FAQs
Dharma’s power is non-negotiable: true virtue does not ‘lose’ its potency. The solution must preserve the integrity of the vow while also restoring welfare—ethics and compassion together.
Dharma-mahātmyam within narrative; not a pañcalakṣaṇa classification item.
The statement implies that realized virtue is an ontological force. ‘Creating day’ indicates mastery over experiential time—suggesting siddhi born of tapas, yet governed by dharmic restraint.