Shloka 86
Kāṣṭhīlā-Ākhyāna: Ratnāvalī’s Return, Co-wife Dharma, and the Phālguna Propitiation
पतिर्माता पिता वित्तं जीवितं च गुरुर्गतिः ॥ ८६ ॥
patirmātā pitā vittaṃ jīvitaṃ ca gururgatiḥ || 86 ||
तिच्यासाठी पतीच माता-पिता; तोच धन आणि प्राण; तोच गुरु, आणि तोच आश्रय व परम गती आहे.
Narada (instructional voice within Uttara-Bhaga’s dharma/tirtha discourse)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"Reverential elevation of the husband into multiple sacred roles culminates in a tone of surrender and single-pointed dependence."}
FAQs
It frames marriage as a dharmic support-system where the husband is portrayed as protector, provider, guide, and refuge—emphasizing steadfastness, responsibility, and ordered household life as a basis for religious merit.
Indirectly, it points to single-pointed loyalty and surrender (gati) within one’s dharma; in Purāṇic ethics, such disciplined fidelity can be aligned with bhakti ideals of constancy and refuge-seeking, ultimately to be redirected toward devotion to Bhagavan in broader teaching.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana or Jyotisha) is taught in this verse; it is primarily a dharma-niti statement about social and household conduct.