Shloka 336
Śānti-parva Adhyāya 30: Nārada–Parvata Samaya-bhaṅga, Śāpa, and the Marriage of Sukumārī
देवं मुनि वा यक्ष॑ वा पतित्वे पतिवत्सला । पतिपर स्नेह रखनेवाली सुकुमारी अपने स्वामीकी सेवामें सदा उपस्थित रहती और दूसरे किसी पुरुषका
devaṃ muniṃ vā yakṣaṃ vā patitvaṃ pativatsalā | patipara-sneha-rakṣaṇe vālī sukumārī svāminaḥ sevāyāṃ sadā upasthitā tiṣṭhati sma, anyasya kasya-cid api puruṣasya—sa yakṣo muniḥ athavā devo 'pi syāt—manasāpi patirūpeṇa na cintayati sma |
ପତିପ୍ରତି ଏକାନ୍ତ ସ୍ନେହ ରଖୁଥିବା ସେହି ସୁକୁମାରୀ ପତିବ୍ରତା ସଦା ସ୍ୱାମୀଙ୍କ ସେବାରେ ଉପସ୍ଥିତ ରହୁଥିଲା; ଏବଂ ଅନ୍ୟ କୌଣସି ପୁରୁଷକୁ—ସେ ଯକ୍ଷ, ମୁନି କିମ୍ବା ଦେବତା ହେଉ—ମନରେ ମଧ୍ୟ ପତିରୂପେ ଚିନ୍ତା କରୁନଥିଲା।
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Educational Q&A
True fidelity is not limited to outward behavior; it includes guarding the mind. The ideal presented is exclusive devotion to one’s spouse, maintained through disciplined inner intention and constant service.
Śrīkṛṣṇa describes a devoted wife who remains continually attentive to her husband’s service and refuses to entertain—even mentally—the idea of any other male (even a Yaksha, sage, or god) as a husband.