Shloka 30
चित्रसेन-समागमः / The Engagement with Citrasena and the Gandharvas
सर्वथा भर्तरहितं न ममेष्टं कथंचन । यदा प्रवसते भर्ता कुट॒म्बार्थेन केनचित्
sarvathā bhartar-ahitaṃ na mama iṣṭaṃ kathaṃcana | yadā pravasate bhartā kuṭumbārthena kenacit ||
ಯಾವ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲೂ ಪತಿಯಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಇರುವುದನ್ನು ನಾನು ಇಷ್ಟಪಡುವುದಿಲ್ಲ. ಕುಟುಂಬದ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ನನ್ನ ಸ್ವಾಮಿ ಯಾವಾಗಲಾದರೂ ಪ್ರವಾಸಕ್ಕೆ ಹೊರಟರೆ, ಅವರಿಂದ ಬೇರ್ಪಡುವ ಸ್ಥಿತಿಯನ್ನು ನಾನು ಅಂಗೀಕರಿಸಲಾರೆ.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the emotional and ethical weight of marital companionship: even when separation is driven by legitimate household duty, it is portrayed as difficult and undesirable, underscoring the value placed on spousal presence and mutual dependence within gṛhastha-dharma.
Vaiśampāyana reports a sentiment (spoken in context by a woman) that she cannot bear being without her husband; even when he departs for some necessary family-related purpose, the separation is not acceptable to her.