Shloka 11
यक्षोपाख्यान-प्रवेशः
Entry into the Yakṣa-Lake Episode
नारद उवाच अहो बत महत् पापं सावितन्र्या नृपते कृतम् अजानन्त्या यदनया गुणवान् सत्यवान् वृतः,(यह सुनकर) नारदजी बोल उठे--अहो! यह बड़े खेदकी बात है। राजन! सावित्रीने बिना जाने ही अपना बड़ा अनिष्ट किया है, जो कि इसने सत्यवानको गुणवान् समझकर वरण कर लिया है
nārada uvāca | aho bata mahat pāpaṃ sāvitr̥yā nr̥pate kr̥tam | ajānantyā yad anayā guṇavān satyavān vr̥taḥ ||
Wika ni Nārada: “Ay, napakalungkot! O hari, ito’y isang mabigat na pagkakamaling nagawa ni Sāvitrī. Sa di niya nalalaman ang katotohanan, dinala niya ang malaking kapahamakan sa sarili, sapagkat pinili niya si Satyavān, inakalang siya’y lalaking may kagalingan.”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even well-intentioned choices can become harmful when made without full knowledge; discernment and informed counsel are essential in matters of dharma, especially marriage and life-determining decisions.
Nārada reacts with alarm and addresses the king, stating that Sāvitrī has unknowingly made a grave mistake by choosing Satyavān, whom she believed to be virtuous—foreshadowing impending misfortune connected with that choice.