Shloka 31
आस्तीक-उपाख्यान-प्रस्तावः | Introduction to the Āstīka Narrative
पितामहो! मैं इसी प्रकार, इसी विधिसे विवाहके लिये सदा प्रयत्न करता रहूँगा। इसके विपरीत कुछ नहीं करूँगा
pitāmaha! ahaṁ evam eva, anenaiva vidhinā vivāhārthaṁ sadā prayatnaṁ kariṣyāmi; etad-viparītaṁ kiñcid api na kariṣyāmi.
“Grandfather, I shall continue to strive always for marriage in just this manner and by this very proper procedure. I will do nothing contrary to this.”
शौनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The speaker affirms steadfast adherence to dharma: pursuing marriage only through the proper, sanctioned method and refusing any action that would violate ethical or ritual norms.
Śaunaka addresses a revered elder as “pitāmaha,” declaring his resolve to keep making efforts toward a marriage through the correct procedure and to avoid any contrary course of action.