Shloka 50
Adhyaya 16 — The Son’s Counsel on Renunciation and the Anasuya–Mandavya Episode: The Suspension of Sunrise and the Power of Pativrata
पुत्र उवाच तैः सा प्रसादिता गत्वा प्रोह्येष्टं व्रियतामिति ।
अयाचन्त दिनं देवाः भवत्विति यथा पुरा ॥
putra uvāca taiḥ sā prasāditā gatvā prohyeṣṭaṃ vriyatām iti | ayācanta dinaṃ devāḥ bhavatv iti yathā purā ||
പുത്രൻ പറഞ്ഞു—അവരാൽ പ്രസന്നയായ അവൾ ചെന്നു പറഞ്ഞു, ‘ഉദ്ദേശിച്ച കർമ്മം പൂർത്തിയാകട്ടെ.’ തുടർന്ന് ദേവന്മാർ അപേക്ഷിച്ചു—‘മുമ്പുപോലെ പകൽ വരട്ടെ.’
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FAQs
When dharma is honored, the obstruction to dharma (here, the loss of day needed for rites and life) is lifted. The gods’ plea underscores dependence on righteous human/ascetic power.
Narrative dharma episode; not a formal pañcalakṣaṇa element.
The restoration request ‘as before’ points to re-establishing the primordial rhythm (ṛta). In inner terms, it is the return of regularity of awareness after a vow-induced suspension.