Adhyaya 16 — The Son’s Counsel on Renunciation and the Anasuya–Mandavya Episode: The Suspension of Sunrise and the Power of Pativrata
तत् तदा वचनं श्रुत्वा भर्तुः कामातुरस्य सा ।
तत्पत्नी सत्कुलोत्पन्ना महाभागा पतिव्रता ॥
tat tadā vacanaṃ śrutvā bhartuḥ kāmāturasya sā / tatpatnī satkulotpannā mahābhāgā pativratā
Nghe những lời ấy của chồng mình—kẻ đang bị dục vọng giày vò—người vợ, sinh trong gia tộc tốt, có phúc phần và một lòng phụng sự chồng, liền chuẩn bị thuận theo.
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The text foregrounds the pativrata ideal, yet the episode will test its limits: virtue is not mere compliance, because compliance can collide with the welfare of others and with higher dharma.
Didactic narrative (vaṃśānucarita-like) used to teach dharma through consequence rather than a direct cosmological lakṣaṇa.
‘Good birth’ and ‘fortune’ are shown as capacities for dharma, but not guarantees of right discernment; dharma requires viveka (discrimination) alongside devotion.