Shloka 336
Śānti-parva Adhyāya 30: Nārada–Parvata Samaya-bhaṅga, Śāpa, and the Marriage of Sukumārī
देवं मुनि वा यक्ष॑ वा पतित्वे पतिवत्सला । पतिपर स्नेह रखनेवाली सुकुमारी अपने स्वामीकी सेवामें सदा उपस्थित रहती और दूसरे किसी पुरुषका, वह यक्ष, मुनि अथवा देवता ही क्यों न हो, मनके द्वारा भी पतिरूपसे चिन्तन नहीं करती थी
devaṃ muniṃ vā yakṣaṃ vā patitvaṃ pativatsalā | patipara-sneha-rakṣaṇe vālī sukumārī svāminaḥ sevāyāṃ sadā upasthitā tiṣṭhati sma, anyasya kasya-cid api puruṣasya—sa yakṣo muniḥ athavā devo 'pi syāt—manasāpi patirūpeṇa na cintayati sma |
そのかよわき若妻は、夫にのみ貞節を尽くし、常に主君たる夫の奉仕に身を置いていた。夫への一途な愛を守り、たとえ相手がヤクシャであれ、聖仙であれ、あるいは神であれ、他の男を夫として心に思うことすらなかった。
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
True fidelity is not limited to outward behavior; it includes guarding the mind. The ideal presented is exclusive devotion to one’s spouse, maintained through disciplined inner intention and constant service.
Śrīkṛṣṇa describes a devoted wife who remains continually attentive to her husband’s service and refuses to entertain—even mentally—the idea of any other male (even a Yaksha, sage, or god) as a husband.