Shloka 86
Kāṣṭhīlā-Ākhyāna: Ratnāvalī’s Return, Co-wife Dharma, and the Phālguna Propitiation
पतिर्माता पिता वित्तं जीवितं च गुरुर्गतिः ॥ ८६ ॥
patirmātā pitā vittaṃ jīvitaṃ ca gururgatiḥ || 86 ||
สำหรับนาง สามีคือมารดาและบิดา; คือทรัพย์และชีวิต; คือครูผู้ประสิทธิ์ และคือที่พึ่งกับเป้าหมายสูงสุด
Narada (instructional voice within Uttara-Bhaga’s dharma/tirtha discourse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames marriage as a dharmic support-system where the husband is portrayed as protector, provider, guide, and refuge—emphasizing steadfastness, responsibility, and ordered household life as a basis for religious merit.
Indirectly, it points to single-pointed loyalty and surrender (gati) within one’s dharma; in Purāṇic ethics, such disciplined fidelity can be aligned with bhakti ideals of constancy and refuge-seeking, ultimately to be redirected toward devotion to Bhagavan in broader teaching.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana or Jyotisha) is taught in this verse; it is primarily a dharma-niti statement about social and household conduct.