Shloka 65
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
వెళ్ళు— త్వరగా ఆ శ్రేష్ఠ బ్రాహ్మణుని అతని భార్యతో మళ్లీ కలిపివేయి; లేకపోతే అతడు రోజురోజుకు పాపాసనంలో పడిపోతాడు, నీవు పడినట్లే.
FAQs
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.