Shloka 4

Gift of Sudarshana — The Gift of Sudarshana: Shiva’s Boon to Vishnu and the Sanctification of Virupaksha

Devanagari script

तस्यात्रेयी महाभागो भार्यासीच्छीलसंमता पतिव्रता पतिप्राणा धर्मशीलेति विश्रुता

Transliteration

tasyātreyī mahābhāgo bhāryāsīcchīlasaṃmatā pativratā patiprāṇā dharmaśīleti viśrutā

Translation

His wife was the illustrious Ātreyī, approved for her good conduct—devoted to her husband, holding her husband as her very life-breath; she was renowned as ‘Dharmaśīlā’ (one whose nature is righteousness).

Speakers

• Not specified in the provided excerpt (narrative voice continuing genealogical introduction).

Key Themes

• Pativratā-dharma
• Householder ethics
• Genealogical legitimation
• Idealized feminine virtue in Purāṇic narrative

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the significance of calling her ‘Ātreyī’?

Ātreyī indicates affiliation with the Ātreya gotra/lineage, a common Purāṇic way to anchor characters in recognized Vedic genealogies. This strengthens the narrative’s dhārmic and ritual legitimacy.

How should ‘pativratā’ be understood in a Purāṇic context?

It denotes a normative ideal of marital fidelity and religious discipline within gṛhastha-dharma. In many Purāṇas, the pativratā ideal is presented as spiritually potent, often linked to the birth and formation of exemplary offspring or sages.

Is ‘Dharmaśīlā’ a separate person or an epithet?

Here it functions as an epithet—she is ‘renowned as Dharmaśīlā,’ i.e., famous for a righteous disposition. Purāṇic style frequently assigns such honorifics to highlight a character’s defining virtue.