Shloka 65

Origins of the Maruts — Origins of the Maruts Across the Manvantaras (Pulastya–Narada Dialogue)

Devanagari script

तस्यां पितृगृहे ब्रह्मन् वसन्त्यां स पिता मृतः सापि दुःखपरीताङ्गीं स्वां तनुं त्यक्तुमुद्यता

Transliteration

tasyāṃ pitṛgṛhe brahman vasantyāṃ sa pitā mṛtaḥ sāpi duḥkhaparītāṅgīṃ svāṃ tanuṃ tyaktumudyatā

Translation

While she was living in her father’s house, O Brāhmaṇa, her father died; and she too—her body overwhelmed by grief—became intent on abandoning her own body (ending her life).

Speakers

• Not specified in the provided excerpt (narrative voice addressing a ‘brahman’ interlocutor).

Key Themes

• Grief and impermanence (anityatā)
• Ethical tension around self-willed death
• Family duty and vulnerability of dependents

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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