Shloka 19
Adhyaya 72 — The Reconciliation Rite, Sarasvati Sacrifice, and the Birth of Uttama Manu (Auttama Manvantara Prelude)
ततः स राजा रभसा परिष्वज्याह मानिनीम् ।
प्रिये ! प्रसन्न एवाहं भूयोऽप्येवं ब्रवीषि किम् ॥
tataḥ sa rājā rabhasā pariṣvajyāha māninīm | priye! prasanna evāhaṃ bhūyo 'pyevaṃ bravīṣi kim ||
ನಂತರ ರಾಜನು ಆ ಗರ್ವಿತ ಪ್ರಿಯೆಯನ್ನು ಆತುರದಿಂದ ಅಪ್ಪಿಕೊಂಡು ಹೇಳಿದನು—“ಪ್ರಿಯೆ, ನಾನು ಈಗಾಗಲೇ ತೃಪ್ತನಾಗಿದ್ದೇನೆ; ಹಾಗಾದರೆ ನೀನು ಮರುಮರು ಏಕೆ ಹೀಗೆ ಹೇಳುತ್ತೀಯ?”
FAQs
The ruler is portrayed as self-controlled and affectionate; reassurance and clarity in relationships prevent needless escalation and enable constructive action.
Ancillary dharma-narrative (illustrative conduct), not a direct pancalakṣaṇa unit.
The embrace symbolizes re-integration of divided will; the ‘prasanna’ state is the prerequisite for efficacious vows/rites in later verses.