Shloka 17
Adhyaya 16 — The Son’s Counsel on Renunciation and the Anasuya–Mandavya Episode: The Suspension of Sunrise and the Power of Pativrata
स तया पूज्यमानोऽपि सदातीव विनीतया । अतीव तीव्रकोपत्वान्निर्भर्त्सयति निष्ठुरः ॥
sa tayā pūjyamāno 'pi sadātīva vinītayā / atīva tīvrakopatvānnirbhartsayati niṣṭhuraḥ
एवं तया विनयवत्याऽत्यन्तं पूजितोऽपि सः; अतितीव्रक्रोधात् क्रूरः सन् नित्यं तां परुषं न्यगर्हयत्॥
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FAQs
Suffering can distort character: the husband’s krodha shows how pain may become cruelty; the wife’s virtue is highlighted by contrast, suggesting dharma is maintained even when not reciprocated.
Ethical narrative (ākhyāna) functioning as instruction in dharma and self-control; not a creation/manvantara passage.
The ‘harsh rebuke’ symbolizes the ego’s resistance when cared for—virtue must remain steady without dependence on praise; krodha is presented as a binding force contrary to yoga.