Shloka 12
Uttaṅka’s Petition for Madayantī’s Divine Earrings (Maṇikuṇḍala) — Agreement, Proof, and Vigilance
जग्राहाश्रूणि सुश्रोणी करेण पृथुलोचना । पितुर्नियोगाद् धर्मज्ञा शिरसावनता तदा
jagrāhāśrūṇi suśroṇī kareṇa pṛthulocanā | piturniyogād dharmajñā śirasāvanatā tadā ||
मग ती सुस्रोणी, विशालनेत्री स्त्रीने हाताने अश्रू पुसले. धर्म जाणणारी ती पित्याच्या आज्ञेने त्या वेळी मस्तक नमवून विनीत झाली.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharma as disciplined conduct: even amid grief, one restrains emotion and accepts rightful instruction—here, the father’s directive—expressed through humility (bowing the head).
A woman, described as graceful and large-eyed, wipes her tears and, following her father’s command, lowers her head—signaling acceptance, deference, and readiness to act according to dharma.