Shloka 19
Adhyaya 16 — The Son’s Counsel on Renunciation and the Anasuya–Mandavya Episode: The Suspension of Sunrise and the Power of Pativrata
अचङ्क्रमणशोलोऽपि स कदाचिद् द्विजोत्तमः । प्राह भार्यां नयस्वेति त्वं मां तस्या निवेशनम् ॥
acaṅkramaṇaśolo 'pi sa kadācid dvijottamaḥ / prāha bhāryāṃ nayasveti tvaṃ māṃ tasyā niveśanam
स पादचरणासमर्थोऽपि स श्रेष्ठो ब्राह्मणः कदाचिद् भार्यामुवाच— “मां गृह्य नय, तस्याः निवासं प्रति।”
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FAQs
The verse marks a turn from mere anger to adharma driven by desire: even physical incapacity does not restrain kāma; it also sets up the wife’s impending moral trial.
Narrative ethics (ākhyāna) used to teach self-restraint and the consequences of uncontrolled desire.
Inability to walk yet pursuit of desire symbolizes the mind dragging the body toward objects; it illustrates how inner impulses can overpower external limitations unless disciplined (yama/niyama).