Shloka 63
सा भूमौ प्रेक्ष्य भर्तारमुपसुत्योपगृह च । उत्सड़े शिर आरोप्य भूमावुपविवेश ह,वह पृथ्वीपर अपने पतिको पड़ा देख उनके पास गयी और पृथ्वीपर बैठ गयी, फिर पतिको उठाकर उसने उनके मस्तकको गोदीमें रख लिया
sā bhūmau prekṣya bhartāram upasṛtyopagṛhya ca | utsaṅge śira āropya bhūmāv upaviveśa ha ||
Seeing her husband lying on the ground, she hurried to him and embraced him. Then, placing his head upon her lap, she sat down on the earth—an image of steadfast wifely devotion and compassionate care in the face of calamity.
यम उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic compassion and steadfast spousal devotion: in suffering, one responds with presence, care, and loyalty rather than abandonment or harshness.
A woman sees her husband fallen on the ground, approaches and embraces him, then sits down placing his head in her lap—an intimate gesture of protection and mourning.