Shloka 46

Origins of the Maruts — Origins of the Maruts Across the Manvantaras (Pulastya–Narada Dialogue)

Devanagari script

चकार पद्मपत्राक्षी सम्यक् चातिथिपूजनम् पतिं शुश्रूषमाणा सा कृशा धमनिसंतता

Transliteration

cakāra padmapatrākṣī samyak cātithipūjanam patiṃ śuśrūṣamāṇā sā kṛśā dhamanisaṃtatā

Translation

The lotus-eyed woman duly performed the honoring of guests. Attending devotedly upon her husband, she became emaciated, her veins standing out in continuous lines.

Speakers

• Narrator voice within the Adhyaya’s exemplum (a rishi/narrator recounting the conduct of a woman to the listening interlocutor in the Saromahatmiya frame)

Primary Deities

• Vishnu
• Shiva

Key Themes

• Atithi-dharma (hospitality)
• Pativratā-dharma (devotion to husband)
• Tapas through self-discipline
• Merit (puṇya) accrued by righteous conduct

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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