Shloka 4
Indratīrtha–Ādityatīrtha: Balarāma’s Ritual Bathing, Dāna, and Sacred-Historical Recollections
समास्तस्या व्यतिक्रान्ता बह्दयः कुरुकुलोद्वह । चरन्त्या नियमांस्तांस्तान् स्त्रीभिस्तीव्रान् सुदुश्षरान्
samāstāsyā vyatikrāntā bahudayaḥ kurukulodvaha | carantyā niyamāṁs tāṁs tān strībhiḥ tīvrān suduṣṣarān ||
ഹേ കുരുകുലോദ്വഹ! മറ്റു സ്ത്രീകളോടൊപ്പം അവൾ ആ തീവ്രവും അത്യന്തം സഹിക്കാനാകാത്തതുമായ നിയമങ്ങൾ അനുഷ്ഠിച്ചുകൊണ്ടിരിക്കെ അനേകം ദിവസങ്ങൾ കടന്നുപോയി।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic endurance: true restraint (niyama) is not momentary but sustained over time, and its ethical force lies in persevering through hardship—especially in periods of sorrow and social disruption.
The narrator notes that many days have elapsed while a particular woman (contextually, a principal queen/royal lady) continues to practice severe vows along with other women, emphasizing the prolonged, difficult observances being undertaken.