Shloka 22
Adhiratha-Rādhā Discover the Casket; Vasuṣeṇa (Karṇa) is Adopted and Formed
राजपुत्र न ते दोषं करोमि विदिता हि ते । गति: स्त्रीणां नराणां च शृणु चेदं वचो मम,*राजपुत्र! मैं आपको दोष नहीं देती, क्योंकि आप स्त्रियों और पुरुषोंकी कैसी गति है, यह अच्छी तरह जानते हैं। केवल मेरी यह बात सुन लीजिये
rājaputra na te doṣaṃ karomi viditā hi te | gatiḥ strīṇāṃ narāṇāṃ ca śṛṇu cedam vaco mama ||
Mārkaṇḍeya said: “O prince, I do not impute any fault to you, for you already understand well the course and destiny that befall both women and men. Still, listen to these words of mine.”
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The speaker withholds blame and frames the issue in terms of understanding 'gati'—the typical course or destiny of human life for both women and men—then urges attentive listening to ethical counsel, emphasizing discernment over condemnation.
Mārkaṇḍeya addresses a prince and begins a didactic instruction: he reassures him that he is not being blamed, acknowledges the prince’s prior awareness of human circumstances, and introduces a forthcoming admonition or explanation by asking him to listen.