Adhyaya 75 — The Fall and Restoration of Revatī Nakṣatra and the Birth of Raivata Manu
तान्तु यौवनिनीं दृष्ट्वा कान्यकां रूपशालिनीम् ।
स मुनिश्चिन्तमामास कोऽस्या भर्ता भवेदिति ॥
tāṃ tu yauvaninīṃ dṛṣṭvā kānyakāṃ rūpaśālinīm / sa muniś cintamāmāsa ko 'syā bhartā bhaved iti
だが彼女が美を具えた若き乙女となったのを見て、聖仙は思案し始めた。「誰が彼女の夫となり得ようか?」
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The verse reflects āśrama-dharma continuity: even in ascetic settings, guardians consider the rightful social placement and protection of a dependent, aligning personal welfare with societal order.
Ākhyāna/Vamśānucarita thread: it advances the personal narrative toward alliance/lineage outcomes.
The search for a ‘fit husband’ symbolizes the search for a complementary principle—union that stabilizes and channels beauty/power into dhārmic expression.