Mahabharata 1.83.23 — Adi Parva, Adhyaya 83, Shloka 23
आदि पर्व — अध्याय ८३: ययाति-इन्द्र-संवादः तथा अष्टक-प्रश्नः
Yayāti–Indra Dialogue and Aṣṭaka’s Inquiry
शुभे! तुम्हारे पिता और मेरे गुरु (शुक्राचार्यजी)-ने हम दोनोंको एक ही साथ महाराजकी सेवामें समर्पित किया है। तुम्हारे पति और पूजनीय महाराज ययाति भी मुझे पालन करनेयोग्य मानकर मेरा पोषण करते हैं। वैशम्पायन उवाच श्रुत्वा तस्यास्ततो वाक्यं देवयान्यब्रवीदिदम् राजन् नाद्येह वत्स्यामि विप्रियं मे कृतं त्वया
vaiśampāyana uvāca | śrutvā tasyās tato vākyaṃ devayāny abravīd idam | rājan nādyeha vatsyāmi vipriyaṃ me kṛtaṃ tvayā ||
ไวศัมปายนะกล่าวว่า ครั้นได้ยินถ้อยคำนั้นแล้ว เทวยานีกล่าวว่า “ข้าแต่พระราชา บัดนี้ข้าพเจ้าจะไม่อยู่ที่นี่อีกต่อไป พระองค์ได้กระทำสิ่งที่ทำให้ข้าพเจ้าเจ็บช้ำยิ่งนัก”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights ethical accountability in relationships and kingship: when authority acts in a way that violates respect and agreed norms, the injured party may refuse complicity. Devayānī’s decision to leave functions as a moral boundary against conduct she deems improper.
After hearing Śarmiṣṭhā’s statement, Devayānī addresses King Yayāti directly, declaring she will not stay there anymore because he has done something highly displeasing to her—signaling an escalation in the Devayānī–Śarmiṣṭhā–Yayāti conflict.
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