Shloka 7
ययातिपतनम् — Yayāti’s Fall and the Offer of Dharma
Nārada’s Account
उपवासै क्ष विविधैर्दीक्षाभिर्नियमैस्तथा । आत्मनो लघुतां कृत्वा बभूव मृगचारिणी
upavāsaiś ca vividhair dīkṣābhir niyamais tathā | ātmano laghutāṁ kṛtvā babhūva mṛgacāriṇī ||
Wika ni Nārada: Sa pamamagitan ng sari-saring pag-aayuno, at sa pagsunod sa mga panatang pagtatalaga at mga disiplina, ginawa niyang magaan ang kanyang kalooban—pinalaya ang isip mula sa pagkapit at pag-ayaw—at namuhay sa gubat, pagala-gala na parang isang inahing usa. Itinatampok ng taludtod ang pagpipigil-sa-sarili bilang daan sa paglilinis ng loob at pamumuhay na kaayon ng dharma, hindi ng bugso ng damdamin.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that ethical and spiritual progress begins with self-restraint: fasting, vowed observances, and disciplined conduct are tools to reduce inner heaviness—attachments and aversions—so that one can live with clarity and dharmic steadiness.
Nārada describes a woman who undertakes austerities—fasts, consecratory vows, and strict disciplines—purifies her inner state, and then dwells in the forest, moving about like a doe, suggesting a transition from worldly entanglement to an ascetic, nature-aligned life.