Shloka 131

Agni’s Withdrawal to the Forest and Identification with Āṅgirasa (अग्न्याङ्गिरस-इतिहासः)

Devanagari script

पाद्यमाचमनीयं वै ददौ भर्तुस्तथा55सनम्‌ | प्रह्मा पर्यचरच्चापि भर्तारमसितेक्षणा

Transliteration

pādyam ācamanīyaṃ vai dadau bhartus tathāsanam | brahmā paryacarac cāpi bhartāram asitekṣaṇā ||

Translation

Mārkaṇḍeya nói: Nàng dâng cho chồng nước rửa chân và nước súc miệng theo nghi lễ tiếp khách, lại sắp đặt chỗ ngồi cho chàng. Người phụ nữ mắt đen ấy cũng kính cẩn hầu hạ chồng bằng sự phụng sự cung kính—cử chỉ hợp với dharma và lòng thủy chung của người vợ hiền.

Word by Word

• पाद्यम्: water for washing the feet
• पाद्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आचमनीयम्: water for sipping (for rinsing the mouth)
• आचमनीयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आचमनीय
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• ददौ: gave
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular

• भर्तुः: of (her) husband
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• तथा: likewise/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• आसनम्: a seat
• आसनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आसन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पर्यचरत्: served/attended upon
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + चर्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), Third, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• भर्तारम्: (her) husband
• भर्तारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• असितेक्षणा: the dark-eyed (lady)
• असितेक्षणा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असित-ईक्षणा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• husband (bhartā)
• dark-eyed lady (asitekṣaṇā)
• pādya (water for feet-washing)
• ācamanīya (water for ācamana)
• āsana (seat)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights gṛhastha-dharma through the ethics of hospitality and respectful service: offering pādya, ācamanīya, and a seat symbolizes honoring the other and maintaining household righteousness through attentive care.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Mārkaṇḍeya’s narration, a woman receives and honors her husband by performing customary acts of welcome—offering water for feet-washing and ritual sipping, giving him a seat, and then continuing to attend upon him.