Shloka 131
Agni’s Withdrawal to the Forest and Identification with Āṅgirasa (अग्न्याङ्गिरस-इतिहासः)
पाद्यमाचमनीयं वै ददौ भर्तुस्तथा55सनम् | प्रह्मा पर्यचरच्चापि भर्तारमसितेक्षणा
pādyam ācamanīyaṃ vai dadau bhartus tathāsanam | brahmā paryacarac cāpi bhartāram asitekṣaṇā ||
Mārkaṇḍeya said: She offered her husband water for washing the feet and for sipping (as a rite of hospitality), and likewise provided him a seat. The dark-eyed lady also attended upon her husband with reverent service—conduct befitting dharma and marital fidelity.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights gṛhastha-dharma through the ethics of hospitality and respectful service: offering pādya, ācamanīya, and a seat symbolizes honoring the other and maintaining household righteousness through attentive care.
In Mārkaṇḍeya’s narration, a woman receives and honors her husband by performing customary acts of welcome—offering water for feet-washing and ritual sipping, giving him a seat, and then continuing to attend upon him.