Shloka 80

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

Sanskrit

अनसूयोवाच न विषादस्त्वया भद्रे ! कर्तव्यः पश्य मे बलम् ।

पतिशुश्रूषयावाप्तं तपसः किं चिरेण ते ॥

Transliteration

anasūyovāca na viṣādas tvayā bhadre! kartavyaḥ paśya me balam /

pati-śuśrūṣayā āptaṃ tapasaḥ kiṃ cireṇa te

Translation

Anasūyā berkata: “Wahai wanita yang baik, jangan berputus asa—lihatlah kuasaku. Apakah perlunya tapa yang panjang, sedangkan (kuasa seperti ini) diperoleh melalui khidmat yang penuh bakti kepada suami?”

Speakers

• Anasūyā

Key Themes

• Pativratā as tapas
• Consolation and instruction
• Spiritual efficacy through dharmic duty
• Siddhi grounded in ethics