Shloka 59
Chapter 2: Sudarśana Upākhyāna — Atithi-Dharma and the Conquest of Mṛtyu
Gṛhastha-Vrata
ततस्त्वाश्रममागम्य स पावकसुतस्तदा । तां व्याजहारौघवतीं क्वासि यातेति चासकृत्,आश्रमपर पहुँचकर फिर अग्निपुत्र सुदर्शन अपनी पत्नी ओघवतीको बारंबार पुकारने लगे--'देवि! तुम कहाँ चली गयी?”
tatastvāśramam āgamya sa pāvakasutas tadā | tāṃ vyājahāra oghavatīṃ kvāsi yāteti cāsakṛt ||
پھر آشرم میں پہنچ کر آگنی پُتر سُدرشن اپنی پتنی اوگھوتی کو بار بار پکارنے لگا—“دیوی! تم کہاں چلی گئیں؟”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse prepares the ethical setting of the Oghavatī episode: dharma in household life is upheld through responsibility, fidelity, and truthful conduct, and is often clarified when ordinary life is disrupted—here, by the wife’s sudden absence and the husband’s urgent search.
Sudarśana, identified as Agni’s son, comes back to the hermitage and repeatedly calls for his wife Oghavatī, asking where she has gone. The repeated questioning conveys concern and initiates the next turn of the story.