Adhyaya 23 — Ashvatara’s Vow for Madalasa and the Bestowal of Musical Science by Sarasvati
अन्तर्गृहे तां सुदतीं स्त्रीभिर्गुप्तामधारयत् ।
तौ चानुदिनमागम्य पुत्रौ नागपतेः सुखम् ॥
antargṛhe tāṃ sudatīṃ strībhir guptām adhārayat |
tau cānudinam āgamya putrau nāgapateḥ sukham ||
அவன் அழகிய பற்களுடைய அந்தப் பெண்ணை பெண்கள் காவலுடன் அந்தப்புரத்தில் வைத்தான். அந்த இரு மகன்களும் நாள்தோறும் வந்து நாகாதிபதிக்கு மகிழ்ச்சியளித்தனர்.
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The verse reflects a social ethic of safeguarding vulnerable persons within the household and portrays familial bonds as a source of legitimate happiness (sukha) even amid secrecy.
Carita (event narrative) with a domestic/royal-household setting; not directly sarga/pratisarga/manvantara-focused in this excerpt.
The ‘inner house’ can signify the hidden interior of the psyche where potent forces are concealed and nurtured until circumstances allow their public emergence.