Shloka 45
Adhyaya 7 — Fall of Vasu
पक्षिण ऊचुः अनुज्ञातश्च गच्छेति जगाम वसुधाधिपः ।
पद्भ्यामनुचितां गन्तुमन्वगच्छत तं प्रिया ॥
pakṣiṇa ūcuḥ anujñātaś ca gaccheti jagāma vasudhādhipaḥ | padbhyām anucitāṁ gantum anvagacchata taṁ priyā ||
ಪಕ್ಷಿಗಳು ಹೇಳಿದರು—“ಹೋಗು” ಎಂದು ಅನುಮತಿ ಪಡೆದ ಆ ಭೂಪತಿ ಹೊರಟನು. ಅವನ ಪ್ರಿಯ ಪತ್ನಿ, ಕಾಲ್ನಡಿಗೆ ಹೋಗುವುದು ಯುಕ್ತವಲ್ಲದಿದ್ದರೂ, ಅವನನ್ನು ಅನುಸರಿಸಿ ಹೋದಳು।
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FAQs
The verse highlights two intertwined dharmic ideas: (1) action should be undertaken with proper authorization/leave (anujñā), and (2) affectionate loyalty can impel one to follow a loved one even when it conflicts with social propriety or suitability (anucita). It sets up a tension between personal devotion and prescribed conduct, a common ethical motif in Purāṇic narrative.
This is best classified under Vaṁśānucarita / narrative exemplum (within the broader purāṇic storytelling), rather than sarga/pratisarga/manvantara/vaṁśa proper. It functions as didactic narrative inside the frame-dialogue, illustrating dharma through character behavior.
Symbolically, the “king” (vasudhādhipa) can be read as the governing will or duty (niyama) moving forward after being sanctioned, while the “beloved” following despite ‘impropriety’ suggests the soul’s attachment (rāga/bhakti) pursuing that governing principle even through hardship. The mention of going ‘on foot’ emphasizes austerity and the stripping away of comfort when one is driven by love or obligation.