हितवर्त्मोपदिश्यापि प्रिय प्रियचिकीर्षया । साध्व्या जोषं समास्थेयं कार्यं पत्युर्वचः सदा
hitavartmopadiśyāpi priya priyacikīrṣayā | sādhvyā joṣaṃ samāstheyaṃ kāryaṃ patyurvacaḥ sadā
اگرچہ وہ بھلائی کا راستہ سمجھا بھی دے، پھر بھی اپنے محبوب کے لیے عزیز تر بھلائی چاہنے والی ستیویہ بیوی کو سکون و ضبط کے ساتھ قائم رہنا چاہیے؛ اور ہمیشہ شوہر کے فرمان کے مطابق ہی عمل کرنا چاہیے۔
Narrator (within Kāśīkhaṇḍa frame)
Scene: Inside a palace or lofty nest-like dwelling, the virtuous pigeon-wife speaks gently after advising a wholesome course; she remains composed, hands folded, while the husband listens—an intimate domestic dharma tableau.
It teaches household discipline: offer good counsel, then maintain composure and unity in action for the stability of dharma in family life.
Kāśī remains the macro-context of the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, but the verse itself is a general dharma-instruction.
No ritual is prescribed; it is ethical guidance (ācāra).