Shloka 12

Adhyaya 71 — The King’s Remorse and the Sage’s Counsel on the Necessity of a Wife

Sanskrit

राजोवाच भगवन् ! किं करोम्येष विपाको मम कर्मणाम् । नानुकूलानुकूलस्य यस्मात्त्यक्ता ततो मया ॥

Transliteration

rājovāca bhagavan kiṃ karomy eṣa vipāko mama karmaṇām / nānukūlānukūlasya yasmāt tyaktā tato mayā

Translation

రాజు అన్నాడు—హే భగవన్, నేను ఏమి చేయుదును? ఇది నా కర్మఫలం. అనుకూలమైనదాన్ని కోరినవాడికి కూడా ఆమె అనుకూలంగా లేకపోవడంతో నేను ఆమెను విడిచిపెట్టాను.

Word by Word

राजाthe king

उवाचsaid

भगवन्O Blessed one

किम्what

करोमिdo (shall I do)

एषःthis

विपाकःresult, fruition

ममof me, my

कर्मणाम्of (my) actions

नnot

अनुकूलfavorable

अनुकूलस्यof the favorable one (i.e., of one who is favorable)

यस्मात्from whom/which

त्यक्ताabandoned, left

ततःtherefore, from that

मयाby me

Speakers

King → Sage

Verse Rasa

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Key Themes

Karma-vipākaRemorseRationalization of wrongdoingSeeking expiation

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The king recognizes karmic consequence yet still frames his act as a response to inconvenience; the verse captures the common moral tension between accountability and self-justification.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Ethical narrative (vaṃśānucarita-style character episode) illustrating karma and dharma; not a technical pañcalakṣaṇa segment.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Not agreeable’ symbolizes aversion (dveṣa); abandoning duty due to aversion deepens bondage, and the felt ‘vipāka’ is the psyche meeting the moral law it tried to bypass.