Shloka 55
Adhyaya 21 — Kuvalayashva’s Descent to Patala and the Rescue of Madalasa
सा सखी पुनरप्येनां प्रहृष्टा प्रत्युवाच ह ।
यथावत् कथितं तेन सुरभ्या वचनानुगे ॥
sā sakhī punarapyenāṃ prahṛṣṭā pratyuvāca ha / yathāvat kathitaṃ tena surabhyā vacanānuge
Ang kaibigan niya, sa galak, ay muling sumagot sa kanya (o sa kanyang ngalan), ayon sa tagubilin ni Surabhī—gaya ng maayos niyang naisalaysay.
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FAQs
Speech aligned with wise counsel (‘vacanānuga’) is praised: the friend answers not impulsively but in a measured way consistent with prior instruction.
Ākhyāna; it advances the interpersonal storyline rather than cosmic or genealogical catalogues.
Surabhī’s ‘word’ functions like śāstra/inner injunction: when emotion is turbulent, one relies on established guidance to respond correctly.