किं मां दुर्जनवाक्येन त्वं ताडयसि निष्ठुरैः । प्रहारैर्दोषनिर्मुक्तां त्वत्पादप्रणतां विभो
kiṃ māṃ durjanavākyena tvaṃ tāḍayasi niṣṭhuraiḥ | prahārairdoṣanirmuktāṃ tvatpādapraṇatāṃ vibho
હે વિભો! દુર્જનોના વચનોને કારણે તમે મને કેમ નિષ્ઠુર પ્રહારોથી તાડો છો? હું તો દોષમુક્ત છું અને તમારા ચરણોમાં પ્રણત છું।
The woman (addressing her husband)
Scene: The woman, still with folded hands, looks up in pained accusation, questioning the lord/authority who has struck her; onlookers react with discomfort and surprise.
Dharma requires discernment; judgments based only on malicious speech (durjana-vākya) lead to injustice.
Not directly mentioned; the tīrtha setting frames the later ordeal and purification motif.
None in this verse; it is a plea preceding the proposed proof.
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