Shloka 69
Pātivratya-kathana
The Narrative of the Pativrata
यो भार्यां प्रणतां पापोनानुमन्येत गर्वितः । सोऽशुभानि समाप्नोति जन्मानि दश पंच च ॥ ६९ ॥
yo bhāryāṃ praṇatāṃ pāponānumanyeta garvitaḥ | so'śubhāni samāpnoti janmāni daśa paṃca ca || 69 ||
വിനയത്തോടെ നമിച്ച ഭാര്യയെ അംഗീകരിക്കാത്ത (മാനിക്കാത്ത) പാപിയായ അഹങ്കാരി പുരുഷൻ അശുഭഫലങ്ങൾ അനുഭവിച്ച് പത്ത് കൂടെ അഞ്ച്—അഥവാ പതിനഞ്ച്—അമംഗളജന്മങ്ങൾ പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു.
Narada (instructional puranic discourse; traditional dialogue setting with Sanatkumara context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)
Secondary Rasa: raudra (anger)
FAQs
It teaches that dharma begins in the home: arrogance and contempt toward a devoted spouse is adharma, producing heavy karmic demerit and repeated inauspicious rebirths.
Bhakti is not only ritual praise of Vishnu but also humility and righteous conduct; honoring those who support one’s dharmic life (such as a faithful wife) is part of living devotion.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana or Jyotisha) is taught here; the practical takeaway is sadachara—ethical discipline in grihastha life, which supports all ritual and spiritual practice.