Shloka 22
The Five Narratives (Pañcākhyāna): Desire, Forbearance, Devotion, and Merit of Hearing
तेन तस्य गृहे नित्यं तिष्ठामि गृहरक्षणात् । तथा धात्रीफलस्यापि सदा स्वर समीहते
tena tasya gṛhe nityaṃ tiṣṭhāmi gṛharakṣaṇāt | tathā dhātrīphalasyāpi sadā svara samīhate
اسی لیے میں اس کے گھر کی حفاظت کے لیے ہمیشہ اسی کے گھر میں ٹھہرتا ہوں؛ اور دھاتری (آملکی) کا پھل بھی سدا سُورلوک، یعنی آسمانی دھام، کی آرزو رکھتا ہے۔
Unclear from the single-verse excerpt (context needed from Adhyaya 56 framing dialogue).
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: gṛha+rakṣaṇāt→gṛharakṣaṇāt; dhātrī+phalasya+api→dhātrīphalasyāpi.
FAQs
It links righteous household protection (gṛha-rakṣaṇā) with spiritual merit, and praises dhātrī (āmalakī) as a source of heavenly benefit.
Dhātrī is frequently celebrated in Purāṇic literature for its auspiciousness and merit (puṇya); here it is presented as something whose association leads toward heavenly reward.
A householder’s duty includes safeguarding the home and living in a way that supports dharma; such protection and auspicious practices are portrayed as spiritually fruitful.