Shloka 18
Adhyaya 16 — The Son’s Counsel on Renunciation and the Anasuya–Mandavya Episode: The Suspension of Sunrise and the Power of Pativrata
तथापि प्रणता भार्या तममन्यत दैवतम् । तं तथाप्यतिबीभत्सं सर्वश्रेष्ठममन्यत ॥
tathāpi praṇatā bhāryā tamamanyata daivatam / taṃ tathāpyatibībhatsaṃ sarvaśreṣṭhamamanyata
అలాగే ఆ పతివ్రత అతనినే తన దేవుడిగా భావించింది; అతడు అత్యంత అసహ్యకరుడైనా, ఆమె అతనినే అందరిలో శ్రేష్ఠుడిగా ఎంచుకుంది.
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FAQs
The verse praises constancy (dhṛti) and loyalty in duty: virtue is defined by steadiness, not by the other’s attractiveness, health, or kindness.
A moral exemplum (ākhyāna) illustrating dharma; no direct pancalakṣaṇa cosmology.
‘Repulsive yet best’ points to a discipline of perception—training the mind to honor dharma rather than sensory judgments (rūpa-guṇa-doṣa), an attitude aligned with yogic equanimity.