Shloka 53
Kāṣṭhīlā-Ākhyāna: Ratnāvalī’s Return, Co-wife Dharma, and the Phālguna Propitiation
गताया अपि ते तत्र शयनं पतिना सह । भविष्यति दुराचारे सुखदं न कदाचन ॥ ५३ ॥
gatāyā api te tatra śayanaṃ patinā saha | bhaviṣyati durācāre sukhadaṃ na kadācana || 53 ||
သင် အဲဒီနေရာသို့ သွားရင်တောင်၊ အကျင့်ဆိုးသူမ၊ အဲဒီမှာ ခင်ပွန်းနှင့်အတူ အိပ်စက်ခြင်းသည် သင့်အား မည်သည့်အခါမျှ ပျော်ရွှင်မှု မပေးနိုင်။
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
It teaches that sacred location or external circumstance cannot produce true sukha when one’s conduct (ācāra) is corrupt; inner dharma is primary.
Bhakti is grounded in purity and self-restraint; without moral discipline, even being in a holy setting cannot yield the peace and joy associated with devotion.
The verse emphasizes ācāra-nīti (practical ethical discipline). While not a technical Vedanga lesson, it aligns with dharma-prayoga: right conduct as the foundation for fruitful religious practice.