Shloka 83
Chapter 2: Sudarśana Upākhyāna — Atithi-Dharma and the Conquest of Mṛtyu
Gṛhastha-Vrata
एषा हि तपसा स्वेन संयुक्ता ब्रह्म॒वादिनी । पावनार्थ च लोकस्य सरिच्छेष्ठा भविष्यति,“अपने तपोबलसे युक्त यह ब्रह्मवादिनी नारी संसारको पवित्र करनेके लिये अपने आधे शरीरसे ओघवती नामवाली श्रेष्ठ नदी होगी और आधे शरीरसे यह परम सौभाग्यवती सती तुम्हारी सेवामें रहेगी। योग सदा इसके वशमें रहेगा
eṣā hi tapasā svena saṁyuktā brahmavādinī | pāvanārthaṁ ca lokasya saricchreṣṭhā bhaviṣyati ||
قال بهيشما: «فإنها موهوبة بقوة نسكها هي، وهي عارفة ببراهْمان وناطقة به (brahmavādinī). ولتطهير العالم ستغدو أسمى الأنهار وأفضلها.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Austerity (tapas) joined with spiritual insight and truthful sacred speech (brahmavāda) becomes a force of purification not only for the practitioner but for the wider world; such a person is likened to a great river that cleanses all who come into contact with it.
Bhishma is describing a woman characterized as a brahmavādinī, emphasizing her ascetic power and forecasting her role as a purifier of the world, metaphorically elevating her to the status of the foremost river.