Adhyaya 69 — The King’s Neglect of His Wife and the Restoration of Dharma
गच्छ संयो जयाशु त्वं भार्यया हि द्विजात्तमम् । मा पापास्पदतां यातु त्वमिवासौ दिने दिने ॥
gaccha saṃyojayāśu tvaṃ bhāryayā hi dvijāttamam / mā pāpāspadatāṃ yātu tvam ivāsau dine dine
செல்— விரைவாக அந்தச் சிறந்த பிராமணனை அவன் மனைவியுடன் மீண்டும் சேர்த்து விடு; இல்லையெனில் அவன் நாள்தோறும் பாவத்தின் ஆசனத்தில் வீழ்வான், நீ வீழ்ந்ததுபோல்.
When one’s lapse harms others, dharma demands prompt restitution. The verse also warns that prolonged separation can become a continuing moral hazard, producing repeated fault ‘day by day.’
Manvantara narrative with dharma-śikṣā (ethical instruction) embedded; it exemplifies conduct expected in a given cosmic era.
‘Reuniting’ symbolizes reintegration of fractured order—restoring harmony between complementary principles (gṛhastha stability), preventing the mind from becoming a recurring ‘site of sin’ through unchecked impulses.