स्त्र्युवाच । पतिव्रताहं विप्रेन्द्राः सदा भर्तृपरायणा । किं रूपेण करिष्यामि विना पत्या निजेन च
stryuvāca | pativratāhaṃ viprendrāḥ sadā bhartṛparāyaṇā | kiṃ rūpeṇa kariṣyāmi vinā patyā nijena ca
பெண் கூறினாள்—ஓ விப்ரேந்திரர்களே, நான் பத்திவிரதை; எப்போதும் கணவனையே சார்ந்தவள். என் சொந்த கணவர் இல்லாமல் இந்த ரூபம் எனக்கு என்ன பயன்?
Strī (pativratā wife)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: nṛpottama
Scene: The woman replies to the sages with unwavering gaze, hands in a firm gesture of resolve, declaring herself pativratā; firelight outlines her silhouette.
For the speaker, devotion and duty define value more than external blessings; virtue is framed as relational fidelity.
The Arbuda Khaṇḍa tīrtha remains the backdrop, but the verse emphasizes dharma over geography.
None; it is a statement of vow (vrata) and life-orientation (parāyaṇatā).