Adhyaya 71 — The King’s Remorse and the Sage’s Counsel on the Necessity of a Wife
मम चासावतीवेष्टा प्राणेभ्योऽपि महामुने ।
सा च मां प्रति दुःशीला ब्रूहि यत्कारणं द्विज ॥
mama cāsāv atīveṣṭā prāṇebhyo 'pi mahāmune / sā ca māṃ prati duḥśīlā brūhi yat-kāraṇaṃ dvija
ហើយនាងជាទីស្រឡាញ់ខ្លាំងចំពោះខ្ញុំ—ស្រឡាញ់លើសជីវិតផ្ទាល់ ឱ ព្រះឥសីដ៏អស្ចារ្យ—ប៉ុន្តែនាងវិញប្រព្រឹត្តយ៉ាងរឹងរ៉ៃចំពោះខ្ញុំ។ សូមប្រាប់ខ្ញុំ ឱ ព្រះព្រាហ្មណ៍ ថាមូលហេតុនេះមកពីអ្វី។
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Excessive attachment intensifies perceived cruelty; the text invites discerning inquiry into causes rather than being driven by rāga (clinging) and śoka (sorrow).
Carita with gṛhastha-dharma implications—how relational karma manifests within household life.
‘Dearer than life’ indicates prāṇa-bonding; when prāṇa is entangled with expectation, the relationship becomes a field where past saṃskāras (impressions) quickly surface as pain.