Shloka 6
अम्बाया निर्वेदः तपोव्रताभ्यर्थना च
Ambā’s Despair and Petition for Ascetic Vows
मया शाल्वपति: पूर्व मनसाभिवृतो वर: । तेन चास्मि वृता पूर्व रहस्यविदिते पितु:
mayā śālvapatiḥ pūrvaṁ manasābhivṛto varaḥ | tena cāsmi vṛtā pūrvaṁ rahasyavidite pituḥ ||
ମୁଁ ପୂର୍ବରୁ ମନରେ ଶାଲ୍ୱରାଜଙ୍କୁ ନିଜ ପତି ଭାବେ ବାଛିଥିଲି; ସେମାନେ ମଧ୍ୟ ପୂର୍ବେ ଏକାନ୍ତରେ ମୋତେ ଗ୍ରହଣ କରିଥିଲେ—ଏହା ଗୁପ୍ତ ଥିଲା, ମୋ ପିତାଙ୍କୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ଜଣା ନଥିଲା।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A prior personal choice and mutual acceptance create a moral claim that can conflict with later public or familial decisions; the verse foregrounds consent and the binding force of private promises, while also hinting at the social consequences of secrecy.
A woman’s earlier, private commitment is being disclosed: she says she had mentally chosen the king of Śālva as her husband and that he had reciprocated, and that this was kept secret from her father—setting up a dispute about rightful marriage and responsibility.