Shloka 20
Adhyaya 71 — The King’s Remorse and the Sage’s Counsel on the Necessity of a Wife
तया मातुः सपत्नीयं सा भवित्रीति शोभना ।
दृष्टा स्वगेहं सा नीता गुप्ता चान्तः पुरे शुभा ॥
tayā mātuḥ sapatnīyaṃ sā bhavitrīti śobhanā / dṛṣṭā svagehaṃ sā nītā guptā cāntaḥ pure śubhā
その吉祥にして愛らしい少女（ナンダー）は、「この女は母の共妻となるであろう」と思い、彼女を見た。彼女は一族の館へ迎え入れられ、奥宮の内に秘して置かれた。
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FAQs
The verse highlights how fear of rivalry (sapatnī-bhāva) breeds secrecy and injustice; domestic dharma collapses when relationships are managed through concealment rather than truth.
Carita—ethical narrative illustrating doṣa (fault) and its later phala (result).
The ‘inner palace’ can signify the inner mind where jealousy hides uncomfortable truths; what is repressed (guptā) later returns as disturbance in affection and speech.