Shloka 63
Kāṣṭhīlā-Ākhyāna: Ratnāvalī’s Return, Co-wife Dharma, and the Phālguna Propitiation
आकारितासि पत्या ते व्रज शीघ्रं मुदान्विता । धनरत्नयुतो भर्ता सद्धिभार्यः समागतः ॥ ६३ ॥
ākāritāsi patyā te vraja śīghraṃ mudānvitā | dhanaratnayuto bhartā saddhibhāryaḥ samāgataḥ || 63 ||
पत्या ते आकारितासि; व्रज शीघ्रं मुदान्विता। धनरत्नयुतो भर्ता सद्धिभार्यः समागतः॥
Narrator within the Adhyaya (dialogue speaker not explicitly identifiable from the single verse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)
Secondary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)
FAQs
It highlights auspicious reunion and the dharmic ideal of a harmonious household—joyful responsiveness, prosperity used rightly, and the praise of a virtuous spouse (sat-dhī-bhāryā) as a mark of merit.
Indirectly, it supports bhakti by affirming dharma in daily life: a sattvic household grounded in virtue and right conduct becomes a stable foundation for worship, vrata, and pilgrimage practices described in the Uttara-Bhāga.
Vyākaraṇa/semantic precision: compounds like dhana-ratna-yutaḥ and sat-dhī-bhāryaḥ encode social and ethical meaning succinctly, showing how Sanskrit compound-formation conveys narrative and dharmic nuance.