Shloka 8
Adhyaya 72 — The Reconciliation Rite, Sarasvati Sacrifice, and the Birth of Uttama Manu (Auttama Manvantara Prelude)
ब्राह्मण उवाच तव संप्रीतये तस्याः वरेष्टिरुपकारिणी । क्रियते मित्रकामैर्या मित्रविन्दां करोमि ताम् ॥
brāhmaṇa uvāca tava saṃprītaye tasyā vareṣṭir upakāriṇī / kriyate mitrakāmair yā mitravindāṃ karomi tām
Le brāhmane dit : «Pour ta pleine satisfaction, il existe pour elle une très salutaire ‘vara‑iṣṭi’ (oblations/rite dispensateur de dons). Ceux qui aspirent à l’amitié l’accomplissent ; par elle je la rendrai ‘Mitravindā’ — celle qui trouve, ou incarne, l’affection amicale.»
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FAQs
Domestic harmony is treated as a dhārmic good; the text frames reconciliation not merely as emotion but as a cultivated virtue, supported by disciplined ritual and right counsel.
Primarily Ānuśaṅgika/Upākhyāna (didactic narrative) rather than direct Sarga/Pratisarga/Manvantara/Vaṃśa/Vaṃśānucarita; it supports dharma through exemplary story.
‘Friendship’ (maitrī) is presented as a power that can be ritually invoked—symbolizing the transformation of inner dispositions (saṃskāra) through sacred action and intention.