Shloka 14
Adhyaya 75 — The Fall and Restoration of Revatī Nakṣatra and the Birth of Raivata Manu
ऋतवागुवाच सुव्रतेन पुरा वेदा गृहीता विधिवन्मया ।
समाप्य वेदान् विधिवत् कृतो दारपरिग्रहः ॥
ṛtavāg uvāca suvratena purā vedā gṛhītā vidhivan mayā /
samāpya vedān vidhivat kṛto dāraparigrahaḥ
Ṛtavāk berkata: Dahulu, dengan laku tapa dan kaul yang ketat aku mempelajari Weda menurut tata-aturan; setelah menuntaskan Weda dengan semestinya, aku pun memasuki pernikahan secara sah menurut dharma.
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FAQs
The speaker establishes adhikāra (moral standing): disciplined brahmacarya/learning followed by regulated entry into gṛhastha—showing dharma as an ordered life-path, not impulsive desire.
Ācāra-dharma instruction inside narrative; not pancalakṣaṇa.
Veda-study and ‘vidhivat’ action imply alignment with ṛta (cosmic order); marriage becomes a yajña-context rather than merely sensual partnership.