Shloka 25
Adhyaya 16 — The Son’s Counsel on Renunciation and the Anasuya–Mandavya Episode: The Suspension of Sunrise and the Power of Pativrata
गागं परिकरं बद्ध्वा शुल्कमादाय चाधिकम् ।
स्कन्धे भर्तारमादाय जगाम मृदुगामिनी ॥
gāgṃ parikaraṃ baddhvā śulkam ādāya cādhikam / skandhe bhartāram ādāya jagāma mṛdugāminī
เมื่อมัดรวมสิ่งของจำเป็นและรับค่าตอบแทนพร้อมส่วนเกินแล้ว นางก็ยกสามีขึ้นพาดบ่าและออกเดินทาง—นางผู้มีลีลาย่างก้าวอ่อนโยน
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FAQs
The wife’s extraordinary service highlights steadfastness, but the narrative also warns that dharma without prudence can bring one into contact with forces (tapas/śāpa) that transform private acts into public consequence.
Not a lakṣaṇa passage; it functions as moral narrative illustrating the potency of ascetic speech and the ripple effects of personal choices.
Carrying the husband symbolizes bearing the weight of another’s desire/karma; the ‘fee’ hints at unseen costs that will be paid when dharma is mishandled.