Shloka 22
कल्माषपाद-शाप-कारणम्
Cause of Kalmāṣapāda’s Niyoga under a Curse
वसिष्ठ उवाच यैषा ते तपती नाम सावित्र्यवरजा सुता । तां त्वां संवरणस्यार्थे वरयामि विभावसो,वसिष्ठजीने कहा--विभावसो! यह जो आपकी तपती नामकी पुत्री एवं सावित्रीकी छोटी बहिन है, इसे मैं आपसे राजा संवरणके लिये माँगता हूँ
Vasiṣṭha uvāca: yaiṣā te Tapatī nāma Sāvitrī-varajā sutā | tāṃ tvāṃ Saṃvaraṇasyārthe varayāmi Vibhāvaso ||
วสิษฐ์กล่าวว่า “โอ้ วิภาวสุ! ธิดาของท่านนาม ‘ตปตี’ ผู้เป็นน้องของสวิตรี—ข้าพเจ้าขอทูลขอเธอเพื่ออภิเษกแก่พระราชาสํวรณะ”
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic social order in which marriage alliances—especially royal ones—are pursued through proper mediation and respectful request, with a sage acting as an ethical intermediary rather than coercion.
Vasiṣṭha approaches Vibhāvasu (Agni), identifies Tapatī as his daughter and Sāvitrī’s younger sister, and formally seeks her hand in marriage on behalf of King Saṃvaraṇa.