Adhyaya 21 — Kuvalayashva’s Descent to Patala and the Rescue of Madalasa
गन्धर्वतनया चेयं मा त्वया वै वियुज्यताम् ।
इति पित्रा बहुविधं प्रियं उक्तः पुनः पुनः ॥
ghandharvatanayā ceyaṃ mā tvayā vai viyujyatām / iti pitrā bahuvidhaṃ priyaṃ uktaḥ punaḥ punaḥ
“यह गन्धर्व की कन्या है; इससे कभी अलग मत होना।” ऐसा कहकर पिता ने उससे बार-बार अनेक स्नेहपूर्ण वचन कहे।
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The father emphasizes fidelity and protection of the marital bond; affectionate counsel is portrayed as part of dharmic household continuity.
Vaṃśānucarita: domestic counsel embedded in dynastic story.
Union with the Gandharva-born wife can symbolize harmonizing refined sensibility (gandharva—music/beauty) with royal duty; ‘not separating’ implies integration rather than fragmentation of life aims.