Shloka 20
Adhyaya 72 — The Reconciliation Rite, Sarasvati Sacrifice, and the Birth of Uttama Manu (Auttama Manvantara Prelude)
पत्नीउवाच यदि प्रसादप्रवणं नरेन्द्र ! मयि ते मनः ।
तदेतदभियाचे त्वां तत् कुरुष्व ममार्हणम् ॥
patnyuvāca yadi prasādapravaṇaṃ narendra! mayi te manaḥ | tad etad abhiyāce tvāṃ tat kuruṣva mamārhaṇam ||
पत्नी म्हणाली—“हे राजन्, जर तुमचे मन माझ्यावर कृपा करण्यास प्रवृत्त असेल, तर मी तुमच्याकडे हे मागते—माझ्यासाठी हा सत्कार-सेवेचा कार्य करा.”
FAQs
A boon is framed not as indulgence but as ‘arhaṇa’—a duty-like act; requests are ethically grounded when aimed at remedying harm.
Dharma/ācāra instruction embedded in narrative; not a genealogical or cosmic section.
The ‘mind inclined to grace’ hints that inner alignment (saṅkalpa) is the first ritual condition before outer rites can bear fruit.