Shloka 51
Adhyaya 75 — The Fall and Restoration of Revatī Nakṣatra and the Birth of Raivata Manu
तद्गृह्यतां मया दत्ता तुभ्यं कन्या नराधिप ।
प्रियेत्यामन्त्रिता चेयं विचारं कुरुषे कथम् ॥
tad gṛhyatāṃ mayā dattā tubhyaṃ kanyā narādhipa / priyety āmantritā ceyaṃ vicāraṃ kuruṣe katham
इसलिए इसे स्वीकार करो; हे राजन्, मैंने यह कन्या तुम्हें दी है। और इसे ‘प्रिय’ कहकर संबोधित भी किया गया है (उसने भी सहमति दी है)। फिर तुम अब भी क्यों हिचकते और विचार करते हो?
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FAQs
Dharma requires decisive action once legitimate authority, proper gifting (kanyā-dāna), and relational acceptance are established; excessive hesitation becomes a failure of responsibility.
Ethical-narrative (vaṃśānucarita). It illustrates household dharma (gṛhastha-āśrama) through story rather than prescriptive code.
‘Acceptance’ (grahaṇa) is a liminal act: once performed in the right ritual-social matrix, it transforms status. The verse underscores the power of sanctioned speech-acts and gifts in shaping reality.