Shloka 19
Adhyaya 16 — The Son’s Counsel on Renunciation and the Anasuya–Mandavya Episode: The Suspension of Sunrise and the Power of Pativrata
अचङ्क्रमणशोलोऽपि स कदाचिद् द्विजोत्तमः । प्राह भार्यां नयस्वेति त्वं मां तस्या निवेशनम् ॥
acaṅkramaṇaśolo 'pi sa kadācid dvijottamaḥ / prāha bhāryāṃ nayasveti tvaṃ māṃ tasyā niveśanam
चलने में असमर्थ होने पर भी उस श्रेष्ठ ब्राह्मण ने एक बार अपनी पत्नी से कहा— “मुझे ले चलो, मुझे उसके निवास तक पहुँचा दो।”
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FAQs
The verse marks a turn from mere anger to adharma driven by desire: even physical incapacity does not restrain kāma; it also sets up the wife’s impending moral trial.
Narrative ethics (ākhyāna) used to teach self-restraint and the consequences of uncontrolled desire.
Inability to walk yet pursuit of desire symbolizes the mind dragging the body toward objects; it illustrates how inner impulses can overpower external limitations unless disciplined (yama/niyama).