Shloka 14
उद्योगपर्व अध्याय १३३ — संजये मातृउपदेशः
Udyoga Parva Adhyaya 133 — A Mother’s Counsel to Saṃjaya
अहं महाकुले जाता हृदाद्ध्रदमिवागता । ईश्वरी सर्वकल्याणी भर्त्रां परमपूजिता,मैं उच्चकुलमें उत्पन्न हो हंसीकी भाँति एक सरोवरसे दूसरे सरोवरमें आयी और इस राज्यकी स्वामिनी, समस्त कल्याणमय साधनोंसे सम्पन्न तथा पतिदेवके परम आदरकी पात्र हुई
ahaṃ mahākule jātā hradād hradam ivāgatā | īśvarī sarvakalyāṇī bhartrāṃ paramapūjitā ||
“Ta sinh trong dòng dõi cao quý. Như chim thiên nga rời hồ này sang hồ khác, ta đã đến đây. Ta trở thành chủ mẫu của vương quốc này, đầy đủ mọi điềm lành phúc thiện, và xứng đáng nhận sự tôn kính tối thượng từ phu quân.”
पुत्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds ideals of social and marital dharma: noble birth, rightful transition into a new household, and the ethical expectation of mutual honor—especially the wife’s recognized dignity and auspicious role within the royal order.
A speaker (marked ‘putra uvāca’ in the edition) voices a woman’s self-description: she recalls her noble origin, her coming into another domain like a swan moving between lakes, and her elevated status as sovereign lady—honored by her husband and endowed with auspicious qualities.