Shloka 17
The Liberation of the Lizard
Godhā-vimukti
ताभिरुक्ता ह्यहं भूप वश्यो भर्ता भविष्यति । अस्माकं प्रत्ययो जातो भर्तृत्यागावमाननात् ॥ १७ ॥
tābhiruktā hyahaṃ bhūpa vaśyo bhartā bhaviṣyati | asmākaṃ pratyayo jāto bhartṛtyāgāvamānanāt || 17 ||
ताभिरुक्ता ह्यहं भूप, ‘भर्ता ते वश्यो भविष्यति’; अस्माकं प्रत्ययो जातो भर्तृत्यागावमाननात्॥
Unspecified (a female speaker addressing the king within the narrative)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"raudra","secondary_rasa":"karuna","emotional_journey":"Humiliation and abandonment harden into a confident resolve to control the husband; pain is transmuted into determination."}
FAQs
It highlights how adharma in relationships—abandonment and humiliation—creates consequences and reactive intentions, reminding the listener that righteous conduct (dharma) is the stabilizing force in household life.
Indirectly, it contrasts worldly control and retaliation with the puranic ideal that peace and restraint support sattva—conditions favorable for sustained Vishnu-bhakti—whereas insult and rejection disturb the mind and dharmic order.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa ritual procedure) is taught in this verse; it functions primarily as narrative ethics (niti) within a dharma-oriented context.