Shloka 36
Sāvitrī–Satyavān Vivāha: Kanyāpradāna and Āśrama-Śīla (सावित्री-सत्यवान्विवाहः)
तत्र त्वं नरनारीषु शोभिष्यसि मया सह | भार्या मे भव सुश्रोणि तापसं त्यज राघवम्,“वहाँ नर-नारियोंके बीच मेरे साथ रहकर तुम बड़ी शोभा पाओगी। अतः सुन्दरी! तुम मेरी पत्नी हो जाओ और इस तपस्वी रामको छोड़ दो”
tatra tvaṃ naranārīṣu śobhiṣyasi mayā saha | bhāryā me bhava suśroṇi tāpasaṃ tyaja rāghavam ||
Mārkaṇḍeya nói: “Ở nơi ấy, giữa đám nam nữ, nàng sẽ rạng rỡ khi ở bên ta. Vậy nên, hỡi người đẹp hông thon, hãy làm vợ ta và hãy bỏ vị Rāghava khổ hạnh kia.”
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how kāma (desire) argues through promises of social glamour and pleasure, urging abandonment of a dharmic path (here symbolized by the ascetic Rāghava). It implicitly warns that ethical steadfastness is tested not only by hardship but also by attractive offers.
A speaker addresses a woman with persuasive commands: she is told she will be admired in society if she stays with him, and is urged to become his wife and leave Rāghava, described as an ascetic. The scene functions as a temptation episode, pressing her to choose between worldly allure and loyalty to a dharmic figure.