Shloka 76
Adhyaya 21 — Kuvalayashva’s Descent to Patala and the Rescue of Madalasa
स्त्रियाश्चापि विना भर्त्रा धर्मकामार्थसन्ततिः ।
नैव तस्मात् त्रिवर्गोऽयं दाम्पत्यमधिगच्छति ॥
striyāś cāpi vinā bhartrā dharmakāmārthasantatiḥ | naiva tasmāt trivargo 'yaṃ dāmpatyam adhigacchati ||
ਪਤੀ ਤੋਂ ਬਿਨਾ ਇਸਤ੍ਰੀ ਨੂੰ ਵੀ ਧਰਮ, ਕਾਮ, ਅਰਥ ਅਤੇ ਧਰਮ-ਸੰਮਤ ਸੰਤਾਨ ਦੀ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੁੰਦੀ। ਇਸ ਲਈ ਇਹ ਤ੍ਰਿਵਰਗ ਵਿਆਹ—ਦਾਂਪਤ੍ਯ ਆਸ਼੍ਰਮ—ਤੋਂ ਬਿਨਾ ਸਿੱਧ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੁੰਦਾ।
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FAQs
The verse asserts the classical dharmaśāstric ideal that household life is the principal social framework for pursuing dharma, prosperity, regulated pleasure, and legitimate continuation of lineage. It frames marriage as a cooperative institution rather than an individual pursuit of life-goals.
Not a direct pañcalakṣaṇa topic (sarga/pratisarga/vaṃśa/manvantara/vaṃśānucarita). It belongs to vaṃśānucarita/ākhyāna-style narrative instruction where ethical norms are taught through story.
On a symbolic level, 'husband–wife' can be read as complementary forces (capacity and means, intention and action) required for fruition (santati). The teaching emphasizes integration and interdependence as the condition for manifesting aims in the world.