Shloka 62
Pātivratya-kathana
The Narrative of the Pativrata
एवं शुश्रीषयंत्या हि भर्तारं वेश्यया सह । जगाम सुमहान्कालो वर्तंत्या दुःखसागरे ॥ ६२ ॥
evaṃ śuśrīṣayaṃtyā hi bhartāraṃ veśyayā saha | jagāma sumahānkālo vartaṃtyā duḥkhasāgare || 62 ||
ಈ ರೀತಿಯಾಗಿ, ಗಂಡನು ವೇಶ್ಯೆಯ ಸಂಗದಲ್ಲಿದ್ದರೂ ಅವಳು ಪತಿವ್ರತೆಯಾಗಿ ಅವನ ಸೇವೆಯನ್ನು ಮುಂದುವರಿಸಿದಳು; ದುಃಖಸಾಗರದಲ್ಲಿ ವಾಸಿಸುತ್ತಾ ಅವಳಿಗೆ ಬಹು ದೀರ್ಘ ಕಾಲ ಕಳೆದಿತು।
Narada
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"karuna (compassion)","secondary_rasa":"shanta (peace)","emotional_journey":"Begins with steadfast service in adversity and settles into a sustained mood of sorrow and endurance."}
FAQs
It highlights the lived reality of duḥkha produced by adharma and attachment: even dutiful service, when met with misconduct, can feel like an “ocean of sorrow,” urging the listener toward higher refuge—dharma, detachment, and ultimately devotion.
Indirectly, it sets the emotional and ethical backdrop for bhakti: worldly relations can become unstable and painful, so the Purana’s broader teaching is to anchor the mind in Bhagavān (often Vishnu) as the steady support beyond changing human behavior.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa-ritual procedure) is taught in this verse; it functions as narrative dharma-instruction emphasizing conduct, consequence, and endurance in household life.