Shloka 14
उद्योगपर्व अध्याय १३३ — संजये मातृउपदेशः
Udyoga Parva Adhyaya 133 — A Mother’s Counsel to Saṃjaya
अहं महाकुले जाता हृदाद्ध्रदमिवागता । ईश्वरी सर्वकल्याणी भर्त्रां परमपूजिता
ahaṃ mahākule jātā hradād hradam ivāgatā | īśvarī sarvakalyāṇī bhartrāṃ paramapūjitā ||
હું મહાકુળમાં જન્મી. જેમ હંસ એક સરોવરથી બીજા સરોવરમાં જાય, તેમ હું અહીં આવી. હું આ રાજ્યની અધિષ્ઠાત્રી બની—સર્વ મંગલ સાધનોથી સમૃદ્ધ—અને પતિના પરમ સન્માનની પાત્ર બની।
पुत्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds ideals of social and marital dharma: noble birth, rightful transition into a new household, and the ethical expectation of mutual honor—especially the wife’s recognized dignity and auspicious role within the royal order.
A speaker (marked ‘putra uvāca’ in the edition) voices a woman’s self-description: she recalls her noble origin, her coming into another domain like a swan moving between lakes, and her elevated status as sovereign lady—honored by her husband and endowed with auspicious qualities.