Shloka 28
Adhyaya 16 — The Son’s Counsel on Renunciation and the Anasuya–Mandavya Episode: The Suspension of Sunrise and the Power of Pativrata
पत्नीस्कन्धे समारूढश्चालयामास कौशिकः ।
पादावमर्षणात् क्रुद्धो माण्डव्यस्तमुवाच ह ॥
patnīskandhe samārūḍhaś cālayāmāsa kauśikaḥ / pādāvamarṣaṇāt kruddho māṇḍavyas tam uvāca ha
पत्नीस्कन्धारूढः कौशिकः तं समन्तात् आघट्टयामास। तस्य पादप्रहारात् क्रुद्धो माण्डव्यः तमुवाच।
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FAQs
Even unintended harm toward a tapasvin can precipitate grave results; the narrative cautions mindfulness (apramāda) and respect in all movement and speech.
Ancillary narrative (ākhyāna) used for dharma instruction; not one of the five headings itself.
Feet symbolize karma in motion; when karma ‘strikes’ the axis (the impaled sage), latent spiritual heat (tapas) erupts as transformative speech.