Shloka 31
आस्तीक-उपाख्यान-प्रस्तावः | Introduction to the Āstīka Narrative
पितामहो! मैं इसी प्रकार, इसी विधिसे विवाहके लिये सदा प्रयत्न करता रहूँगा। इसके विपरीत कुछ नहीं करूँगा
pitāmaha! ahaṁ evam eva, anenaiva vidhinā vivāhārthaṁ sadā prayatnaṁ kariṣyāmi; etad-viparītaṁ kiñcid api na kariṣyāmi.
O Lolo! Patuloy akong magsisikap, sa ganitong paraan at sa wastong pamamaraang ito, upang maisakatuparan ang pag-aasawa. Wala akong gagawing salungat dito.
शौनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The speaker affirms steadfast adherence to dharma: pursuing marriage only through the proper, sanctioned method and refusing any action that would violate ethical or ritual norms.
Śaunaka addresses a revered elder as “pitāmaha,” declaring his resolve to keep making efforts toward a marriage through the correct procedure and to avoid any contrary course of action.