Shloka 38
Chatra–Upānah Dāna: Origin Narrative
Jamadagni–Reṇukā–Sūrya Saṃvāda
अरुन्धत्युवाच श्वश्वापवादं मदतु भर्तुर्भवतु दुर्मना: । एका स्वादु समश्नातु या ते हरति पुष्करम्
arundhaty uvāca śvaśrūpavādaṁ madatu bhartuḥ bhavatu durmanāḥ | ekā svādu samaśnātu yā te harati puṣkaram ||
Arundhatī disse: “Que a mulher que tomou o teu lótus se torne alguém que fala mal da sogra, nutre má vontade contra o marido e come iguarias sozinha—carregando assim o fruto desses pecados.”
गालव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames certain household violations—slandering elders (mother-in-law), maintaining hostility toward one’s spouse, and selfish consumption (eating alone)—as ethically blameworthy acts that generate negative karmic results. It uses an imprecatory form to mark these behaviors as adharma within the domestic sphere.
Arundhatī utters a pointed imprecation: the woman who has taken the addressed person’s ‘lotus’ is wished to fall into specific domestic sins and thereby reap their consequences. The speech functions as moral censure expressed through a curse-like benediction.