दर्शयिष्ये मुखं तेषां त्वया हीना अहं कथम् । बांधवानां गुरूणां च अन्येषां सुदृदा मपि
darśayiṣye mukhaṃ teṣāṃ tvayā hīnā ahaṃ katham | bāṃdhavānāṃ gurūṇāṃ ca anyeṣāṃ sudṛdā mapi
त्वया हीना अहं तेषां मुखं कथं दर्शयिष्यामि? बान्धवानां गुरूणां च अन्येषां सुदृढानामपि॥
The Brahmin’s wife
Dharma is relational: one’s vows and actions must withstand scrutiny before elders, kin, and society, especially when taken in a sacred place.
The surrounding narrative glorifies a mahākṣetra in Nāgarakhaṇḍa; the verse underscores how sacred places intensify moral responsibility.
No ritual action is stated; the verse emphasizes marital fidelity and the ethics of public-facing dharma.