Shloka 21
Adhyaya 23 — Ashvatara’s Vow for Madalasa and the Bestowal of Musical Science by Sarasvati
सद्धर्मचारिणीं पत्नीं तां मुक्त्वा गजगामिनीम् ।
काञ्चिन्नाङ्गीकरिष्यामीत्येतत् सत्यं मयोदितम् ॥
saddharmacāriṇīṃ patnīṃ tāṃ muktvā gajagāminīm / kāñcin nāṅgīkariṣyāmīty etat satyaṃ mayoditam
نیک دھرم پر چلنے والی، ہاتھی چال والی اس زوجہ کے سوا میں کسی اور کو قبول نہ کروں گا؛ یہ میرا کہا ہوا سچ ہے۔
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FAQs
The verse reinforces the dharmic ideal that a virtuous spouse is not replaceable; the speaker binds himself by satya to a standard of restraint and loyalty, presenting marital commitment as a moral vow rather than convenience.
Again, vaṃśānucarita-type instruction through narrative conduct; it is exemplary dharma rather than sarga/manvantara material.
By repeatedly sealing the vow with ‘satyam mayoditam,’ speech becomes a sacred act (vāk-śakti disciplined). Such truth-bound speech is portrayed as shaping destiny, a subtle purāṇic theme about the performative power of vow (vrata).