Shloka 56
The Greatness of the Month of Māgha
Māgha-snāna, Harivāsara, and the Kāṣṭhīlā-Upākhyāna
वित्तं देहं तथा पुत्रं यच्चान्यद्वा वरानने । किमन्यद्दैवतं लोके स्त्रीणामेकं पतिं विना ॥ ५६ ॥
vittaṃ dehaṃ tathā putraṃ yaccānyadvā varānane | kimanyaddaivataṃ loke strīṇāmekaṃ patiṃ vinā || 56 ||
Ô người đẹp, dù là của cải, thân thể, con trai hay bất cứ điều gì khác—trong đời này, đối với người nữ, còn có thần linh nào khác ngoài người chồng duy nhất của mình?
Narada (teaching within a dharma-upadeśa context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It frames pativratā-dharma as a focused spiritual orientation: for a devoted wife, honoring the husband becomes the primary locus of reverence and duty, integrating household life with dharma.
By presenting single-pointed reverence (eka-niṣṭhā) in one’s rightful relationship, it models the bhakti principle of exclusive devotion—here expressed through marital dharma rather than temple ritual.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this line; the practical takeaway is sadācāra—ethical discipline and role-based duty (ācāra) within the gṛhastha order.