Shloka 16
तत्र देवस्तया सार्ध रेमे राजन् जलेश्वर: । अथाख्यातमुतथ्याय तत: पत्न्यवमर्दनम्
tatra devas tayā sārdha reme rājan jaleśvaraḥ | athākhyātam utathyāya tataḥ patny-avamardanam ||
اے راجن، وہاں جَل کے مالک دیوتا ورُن اس کے ساتھ کھیل اور رَتِ میں مگن رہا۔ پھر نارَد نے اُتَتھْیَ کو یہ خبر دی کہ ورُن نے اس کی پتنی کو ہَرن کر کے بے حرمتی کی ہے۔
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the dharmic gravity of violating another’s spouse: even a powerful being’s act is framed as a serious moral transgression (patnī-avamardana), implying that status does not exempt one from ethical accountability.
Varuṇa, described as the lord of the waters, is said to be enjoying with Utathya’s wife; afterward Nārada informs Utathya of the outrage—reporting that Varuṇa seized and dishonoured her—thereby setting up the ensuing response to this breach of dharma.