Shloka 3936
महेन्द्र इव पौलोम्या भार्यया स समेयिवान् । तत्पश्चात् श्रीरामचन्द्रजीने देवताओंको नमस्कार किया और सुहृदोंसे अभिनन्दित हो अपनी पत्नी सीतासे मिले, मानो इन्द्रका शचीसे मिलन हुआ हो
mahendra iva paulomyā bhāryayā sa sameyivān |
Mārkaṇḍeya said: He came together with his wife Paulomī, as though Mahendra (Indra) were reunited with his consort. The scene conveys an ideal of auspicious reunion after due reverence—honouring the gods and receiving the goodwill of friends—so that marital union is framed within dharma, gratitude, and social harmony.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses Indra’s reunion with Śacī as a simile to present marital reunion as auspicious and dharmic—ideally preceded by reverence to the divine and affirmed by the goodwill of one’s community.
Mārkaṇḍeya describes a husband reuniting with his wife, likening their meeting to Mahendra (Indra) coming together with Paulomī (Śacī), emphasizing the splendour and auspiciousness of the moment.