Shloka 73
Adhyaya 21 — Kuvalayashva’s Descent to Patala and the Rescue of Madalasa
प्राप्तोऽपि चार्थो मनुजैरानीतोऽपी निजं गृहम् । क्षयमेति विना भार्यां कुभार्यासंश्रयेऽपि वा ॥
prāpto 'pi cārtho manujair ānīto 'pī nijaṃ gṛham / kṣayam eti vinā bhāryāṃ kubhāryā-saṃśraye 'pi vā
पुरुषों द्वारा अर्जित धन भी, अपने ही घर में लाया हुआ, पत्नी के बिना नष्ट हो जाता है; और दुष्टा पत्नी पर आश्रित रहने से भी निश्चय ही नष्ट होता है।
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FAQs
Prosperity is portrayed as dependent on orderly, ethical domestic management. Wealth is not secured merely by acquisition; it requires dharmic stewardship and harmony within the household.
Ancillary social-ethical teaching.
‘Wealth’ can symbolize accumulated merit and capacity; without right ordering (a ‘good’ sustaining principle), even gained power dissipates. The ‘bad wife’ motif points to misdirected śakti—energy that undermines rather than sustains.