श्रीसद्गुरुरुवाच
नन्दको नाम राजर्षिरासीत्पूर्वं महातपाः ।
तस्य पत्नी सुशीलेति नित्यं पतिमनुव्रता ॥
The Sadguru said:
In former times, there was a royal sage named Nandaka, a great ascetic. His wife was named Sushila, who was ever devoted to her husband.
śrīsadgururuvāca
nandako nāma rājarṣirāsītpūrvaṃ mahātapāḥ
tasya patnī suśīleti nityaṃ patimanuvratā
नन्दको · nandako — Nandaka (name)
नाम · nāma — by name
राजर्षिः · rājarṣiḥ — royal sage
आसीत् · āsīt — was
पूर्वम् · pūrvaṃ — in former times
महातपाः · mahātapāḥ — great ascetic
तस्य · tasya — his
पत्नी · patnī — wife
सुशीलेति · suśīleti — Sushila (name) thus
नित्यम् · nityaṃ — always
पतिमनुव्रता · patimanuvratā — devoted to husband
पूर्वम् नन्दको नाम महातपाः राजर्षिः आसीत्। तस्य पत्नी सुशीला इति नित्यम् पतिमनुव्रता आसीत्।
Nandaka (name) · by name · royal sage · was · in former times · great ascetic · his · wife · Sushila (name) thus · always · devoted to husband
This verse introduces the protagonist, the royal sage Nandaka, establishing his stature as a man of great austerity and his domestic life with his devoted wife, Sushila.
