भुक्तं प्रियाण्य् अवाप्तानि धर्मश् च चरितो मया ॥
त्वत्प्रसूतिः प्रिया प्राप्ता न मां तप्स्यत्य् अजीवितम् ॥
जातपुत्रा च वृद्धा च प्रियकामा च ते सदा ॥
समीक्ष्यैतद् अहं सर्वं व्यवसायं करोम्य् अतः ॥
उत्सृज्यापि च माम् आर्य वेत्स्यस्य् अन्याम् अपि स्त्रियम् ॥
ततः प्रतिष्ठितो धर्मो भविष्यति पुनस् तव ॥
bhuktaṃ priyāṇy avāptāni dharmaś ca carito mayā ||
tvatprasūtiḥ priyā prāptā na māṃ tapsyaty ajīvitam ||
jātaputrā ca vṛddhā ca priyakāmā ca te sadā ||
samīkṣyaitad ahaṃ sarvaṃ vyavasāyaṃ karomy ataḥ ||
utsṛjyāpi ca mām ārya vetsyasy anyām api striyam ||
tataḥ pratiṣṭhito dharmo bhaviṣyati punas tava ||
"I have enjoyed happiness, attained what is dear, observed dharma, and obtained from you dear offspring; death will not grieve me. Having borne sons, being of advanced age, ever wishing you well — having considered all this, I make this decision. And having released me, O noble one, you will take another wife, and your dharma will again be established."
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Here the wife meets death without regret — for her life has been fulfilled. Her calm is telling: having tasted permitted happiness, having borne children, having observed dharma, she does not cling to her remaining days — "death will not grieve me." Here is a soul's maturity, not attached to life for its own sake: one who has fulfilled one's duty meets departure without fear. Telling, too, is her selflessness to the very end: she is concerned even that her husband, marrying again, might continue his householder's dharma. Thus the text shows a love that thinks of the beloved's good even beyond the bounds of its own life; and in her fearlessness before death lies the fruit of duty fulfilled and a clear conscience.