Shloka 7
ययातिपतनम् — Yayāti’s Fall and the Offer of Dharma
Nārada’s Account
उपवासै क्ष विविधैर्दीक्षाभिर्नियमैस्तथा । आत्मनो लघुतां कृत्वा बभूव मृगचारिणी
upavāsaiś ca vividhair dīkṣābhir niyamais tathā | ātmano laghutāṁ kṛtvā babhūva mṛgacāriṇī ||
பலவகை உபவாசங்களும் தீட்சைகளும் நியமங்களும் கடைப்பிடித்து, ராக-த்வேஷங்களின் பாரத்தை அகற்றி உள்ளத்தை இலகுவாக்கி, பின்னர் வனத்தில் மான்போல் அலைந்தாள்।
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that ethical and spiritual progress begins with self-restraint: fasting, vowed observances, and disciplined conduct are tools to reduce inner heaviness—attachments and aversions—so that one can live with clarity and dharmic steadiness.
Nārada describes a woman who undertakes austerities—fasts, consecratory vows, and strict disciplines—purifies her inner state, and then dwells in the forest, moving about like a doe, suggesting a transition from worldly entanglement to an ascetic, nature-aligned life.