Shloka 24
यक्षोपाख्यान-प्रवेशः
Entry into the Yakṣa-Lake Episode
राजोवाच एहि सावित्रि गच्छस्व अन्यं वरय शोभने । तस्य दोषो महानेको गुणानाक्रम्य च स्थित:,राजा बोले--बेटी सावित्री! यहाँ आ। शोभने! तू पुनः यात्रा कर और दूसरे किसी पुरुषका वरण कर ले। सत्यवान्का यह एक ही बहुत बड़ा दोष है जो उसके सभी गुणोंको दबाकर स्थित है
rājovāca ehi sāvitrī gacchasva anyaṃ varaya śobhane | tasya doṣo mahān eko guṇān ākramya ca sthitaḥ ||
The king said: “Come here, Sāvitrī. O fair one, go again and choose another husband. In him there is one great fault which, as it were, stands overpowering and eclipsing all his virtues.”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
A single grave flaw can outweigh many virtues in practical judgment; elders counsel discernment in choosing a life-partner, weighing consequences rather than being carried away only by admirable qualities.
The king addresses Sāvitrī and urges her to return and choose another husband, warning that the man she has selected has one major defect that overshadows all his good qualities.