uvÄca cÄsahanty asya
bandhanÄnayanaá¹ satÄ«
mucyatÄá¹ mucyatÄm eá¹£a
brÄhmaṇo nitarÄá¹ guruḥ
The word ca with uvaca indicates “she spoke with reverence.†She is called sati or noble because she could not tolerate his bondage. She was thus nobler than Pariksit and Arjuna towards those who were offenders to the devotees.