Devanagari
अजानती प्रियतमं यदोपरतमङ्गना ।
सुस्थिरासनमासाद्य यथापूर्वमुपाचरत् ॥ ४५ ॥
Verse text
ajānatī priyatamaṁ
yadoparatam aṅganā
susthirāsanam āsādya
yathā-pūrvam upācarat
Synonyms
ajānatī
—
without any knowledge
;
priya
—
tamam — her dearmost husband
;
yadā
—
when
;
uparatam
—
passed away
;
aṅganā
—
the woman
;
susthira
—
fixed up
;
āsanam
—
on the seat
;
āsādya
—
going up to
;
yathā
—
as
;
pūrvam
—
before
;
upācarat
—
went on serving him .
Translation
The daughter of King Vidarbha continued as usual to serve her husband, who was seated in a steady posture, until she could ascertain that he had passed away from the body.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
When he passed away, she approached her dear husband sitting in a fixed position and served him as before, unaware of his passing.
Purport
It appears that the Queen did not even talk to her husband while serving. She would simply perform her prescribed duties without talk. Thus she did not stop rendering service until she could ascertain that her husband had passed from the body.