Shloka 71
इति भर्तृवचः श्रुत्वा भार्या भर्तारमब्रवीत् । पुराकृतानि पापानि दुःखानि प्रभवंति हि । तानि सक्षमते विद्वान् स विज्ञेयो नृणां वरः ॥ ७१ ॥
iti bhartṛvacaḥ śrutvā bhāryā bhartāramabravīt | purākṛtāni pāpāni duḥkhāni prabhavaṃti hi | tāni sakṣamate vidvān sa vijñeyo nṛṇāṃ varaḥ || 71 ||
Ouvindo as palavras do marido, a esposa respondeu: “De fato, os pecados cometidos outrora dão origem aos sofrimentos. Sábio é aquele que os suporta com tolerância; esse deve ser conhecido como o melhor entre os homens.”
The wife (speaking to her husband, within the narrative recounted in Uttara-Bhaga)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)
Secondary Rasa: karuna (compassion)
FAQs
It frames suffering (duḥkha) as the ripening of past actions (purākṛta pāpa) and praises kṣamā—patient endurance—as a mark of true wisdom and moral excellence.
By encouraging forbearance in hardship, it supports the bhakti attitude of accepting life’s results as karmic fruition while keeping the mind steady for continued worship, japa, and remembrance of the Lord.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught directly; the practical takeaway is dharma-sādhana—cultivating kṣamā (forgiveness/forbearance) as a daily discipline that stabilizes conduct and supports spiritual practice.