Shloka 34
Adhyaya 22 — Kuvalayashva’s Death through Daitya-Deceit and Madalasa’s Self-Immolation
या तु भर्तुर्वधं श्रुत्वा तत्क्षणादेव भामिनी ।
भर्तारमनुयातेयं न शोच्यातो विपश्चिताम् ॥
yā tu bhartur vadhaṃ śrutvā tatkṣaṇād eva bhāminī |
bhartāram anuyātā iyaṃ na śocyāto vipaścitām ||
ஆனால் அந்தத் திடமுள்ள பெண், கணவன் கொல்லப்பட்ட செய்தி கேட்டவுடனே உடனே கணவனைத் தொடர்ந்து சென்றாள்; அவளை ஞானிகள் புலம்புவதில்லை.
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FAQs
Within its cultural frame, the verse praises unwavering conjugal fidelity, presenting immediate ‘following’ as removing the condition that invites social pity (prolonged separation).
Ethical instruction embedded in narrative (ācāra); not pañcalakṣaṇa.
The ‘immediacy’ (tatkṣaṇa) signals non-delay in dharmic resolve—symbolically, the mind that does not procrastinate when its highest commitment is known.