Shloka 77

Adhyaya 16 — The Son’s Counsel on Renunciation and the Anasuya–Mandavya Episode: The Suspension of Sunrise and the Power of Pativrata

Sanskrit

पुत्र उवाच तथेत्युक्ते तया सूर्यमाजुहाव तपस्विनी ।

अनसूयार्घ्यमुद्यम्य दशरात्रे तदा निशि ॥

Transliteration

putra uvāca tathety ukte tayā sūryam ājuhāva tapasvinī /

anasūyārghyam udyamya daśa-rātre tadā niśi

Translation

Anak itu berkata: Ketika dia berkata, “Jadilah demikian,” wanita pertapa itu memanggil Surya; lalu pada waktu malam sepanjang tempoh sepuluh malam, Anasūyā mengangkat (mempersembahkan) arghya.

Speakers

• Narrator identified as ‘putra’ (son) within the frame

Primary Deities

• Sūrya

Key Themes

• Ritual (arghya) to Sūrya
• Tapas and siddhi
• Time-observance (daśarātra)
• Narrative frame (speaker shift)