Shloka 15
ऋषय ऊचु यथास्य भार्या सावित्री सर्वरेव सुलक्षणै: । अवैधव्यकरैरयुक्ता तथा जीवति सत्यवान्,कुछ ऋषियोंने कहा--सत्यवान्की पत्नी सावित्री उन सभी शुभ लक्षणोंसे युक्त है जो वैधव्यका निवारण करके सौभाग्यकी वृद्धि करनेवाले हैं, इसलिये सत्यवान् अवश्य जीवित है
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ yathāsya bhāryā sāvitrī sarvaiva sulakṣaṇaiḥ | avaidhavyakarair ayuktā tathā jīvati satyavān |
Para resi berkata: “Karena istri Satyavān, Sāvitrī, dianugerahi segala tanda mujur—yang menolak janda dan menambah kemuliaan suami-istri—maka Satyavān pasti masih hidup.”
शिष्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the Mahābhārata’s ethical ideal of steadfast marital virtue (pativratā-dharma): Sāvitrī’s integrity and auspicious qualities are presented as powerful enough to counter misfortune, reinforcing faith in dharma and its protective force.
In the Sāvitrī–Satyavān episode, the sages infer Satyavān’s continued life by observing Sāvitrī’s auspicious marks associated with freedom from widowhood, offering reassurance and a hopeful conclusion to the surrounding tension.