Shloka 74
Trita in the Well (Udapāna-kathā) — Balarāma’s Tīrtha Observances
हेतुना तु महाभागा निवर्तिष्यति केनचित् । उनके ऐसा कहनेपर प्रजापति दक्ष देवताओंसे इस प्रकार बोले--“महाभाग देवगण! मेरी बात पलटी नहीं जा सकती। किसी विशेष कारणसे वह स्वतः निवृत्त हो जायगी ।। ७३ न! सम॑ वर्ततु सर्वासु शशी भार्यासु नित्यश:,“यदि चन्द्रमा अपनी सभी पत्नियोंके प्रति सदा समान बर्ताव करें और सरस्वतीके श्रेष्ठ तीर्थमें गोता लगायें तो वे पुनः बढ़कर पुष्ट हो जायँगे। देवताओ! मेरी यह बात अवश्य सच होगी
hetunā tu mahābhāgā nivartiṣyati kenacit |
Vaiśaṃpāyana said: “O fortunate ones, for some particular cause she will withdraw of her own accord.” The statement underscores a moral logic often seen in epic narrative: even when a decree cannot be reversed, a higher or subtler causality may bring about restraint and restoration without violating truth or authority.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that outcomes can change through an appropriate cause without contradicting an established statement—suggesting a dharmic balance between steadfast truth and the working of causality that leads to restraint or withdrawal.
Vaiśaṃpāyana, narrating events, states that the concerned party will desist/withdraw due to some specific cause, indicating an impending turning point brought about indirectly rather than by reversing a prior decision.