Shloka 82
Pātivratya-kathana
The Narrative of the Pativrata
एवं प्रव्याहरंती सा वासरे वासरे गते । अथ कालेन चाल्पेन त्रिदोषोऽस्य व्यजायत ॥ ८२ ॥
evaṃ pravyāharaṃtī sā vāsare vāsare gate | atha kālena cālpena tridoṣo'sya vyajāyata || 82 ||
Ainsi, tandis qu’elle répétait ces paroles jour après jour, en peu de temps la triade des doṣa—vāta, pitta et kapha—s’éleva en lui comme un mal.
Suta (narrator) describing the episode within the Uttara-Bhaga narrative
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
The verse highlights how repeated actions—here, persistent speech—accumulate results over time, manifesting as tangible consequences, indicating the Purāṇic principle that karma ripens gradually but surely.
Indirectly, it contrasts wholesome, dharmic speech and remembrance with harmful repetition; Bhakti traditions emphasize nāma-smaraṇa and sattvic speech as purifying, whereas negative patterns lead to suffering.
While not a Vedāṅga lesson, it uses an Ayurvedic technical term—tridoṣa—showing Purāṇic integration of traditional health science (āyurveda) to describe how imbalance can arise over time.