Shloka 73
Pātivratya-kathana
The Narrative of the Pativrata
एवमुक्त्वा समाश्वास्य भर्तारमनुशास्य च । अनीतं जनकाद्वित्तं बंधुभ्यो वरवर्णिनी ॥ ७३ ॥
evamuktvā samāśvāsya bhartāramanuśāsya ca | anītaṃ janakādvittaṃ baṃdhubhyo varavarṇinī || 73 ||
ครั้นกล่าวดังนี้แล้ว นางได้ปลอบประโลมและสั่งสอนสามี จากนั้นสตรีผิวผ่องนั้นได้นำทรัพย์ที่นำมาจากเรือนบิดาแจกจ่ายแก่ญาติทั้งหลาย
Suta (narrator, reporting the episode)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"karuna","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"From consoling speech and moral resolve to practical charity and familial responsibility, settling into composed duty."}
FAQs
It presents dharma in action: calming conflict, giving wise counsel, and redirecting wealth toward rightful, socially harmonizing support of one’s kin—an applied form of righteous living.
While not explicitly naming bhakti, it supports a bhakti-aligned life by emphasizing sattvic conduct—compassion, restraint, and generosity—which purifies the mind and makes devotion stable.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is dharma-nīti in household life—ethical counsel and appropriate distribution of resources (dāna/arthavyavahāra).