Shloka 59
The Lakṣmī–Nārāyaṇa Vow Narrative
Puṣya Thursday Observance and the Ethics of Fortune
निर्वित्ता बुद्धिहीना सा चान्नवस्त्रविवर्जिता । उपविष्टा च केनापि गंतुं च दुहितुर्गृहम्
nirvittā buddhihīnā sā cānnavastravivarjitā | upaviṣṭā ca kenāpi gaṃtuṃ ca duhiturgṛham
निर्वित्ताऽबुद्धिहीना सा अन्नवस्त्रविवर्जिता । उपविष्टा कथंचित् सा दुहितुर्गृहं गन्तुमुद्ययौ ॥
Narrator (contextual voice within the Purāṇic narration; specific dialogue pair not inferable from this single verse)
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: city
Sandhi Resolution Notes: चान्नवस्त्रविवर्जिता = च अन्न-वस्त्र-विवर्जिता; केनापि = केन अपि.
FAQs
It depicts a woman in extreme destitution—without money, sense, food, or clothing—who sits helplessly and then proceeds to her daughter’s home.
Yes: it highlights the vulnerability of the destitute and implicitly points to the duty of care within family and society, especially toward those who have lost resources and stability.
From this verse alone, the identifiable speaker is simply the narrative voice; the larger chapter context is needed to assign it to a specific dialogue pair (e.g., Pulastya–Bhīṣma or Śiva–Pārvatī).