Shloka 31
Adhyāya 152 — Bhīṣma’s Authorization for Yudhiṣṭhira’s Return to the Capital (नगरप्रवेशानुज्ञा)
दिव्यज्ञाने दिवि श्रेष्ठे दिव्यपुण्यै: सहोत्थिते । त्वमेवा्हसि नो देवि स्त्रीधर्माननुभाषितुम्
divyajñāne divi śreṣṭhe divyapuṇyaiḥ sahotthite | tvam evāhasi no devi strīdharmān anubhāṣitum ||
মহেশ্বৰে ক’লে—হে দেবী! দিব্য জ্ঞানত প্ৰতিষ্ঠিত, স্বৰ্গত শ্ৰেষ্ঠ আৰু দিব্য পুণ্যৰ সৈতে উদ্ভূত নাৰীধৰ্মসমূহ আমাক ব্যাখ্যা কৰিবলৈ সত্যই একমাত্র আপুনিয়েই সম্পূৰ্ণ যোগ্য।
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse establishes authority and fitness for instruction: the Goddess is presented as uniquely qualified to teach strī-dharma, framing women’s ethical duties as rooted in sacred knowledge and merit rather than mere social convention.
Maheshvara addresses the Goddess and invites her to expound the doctrine of strī-dharma to the listeners, introducing a didactic section where divine discourse becomes the source for ethical guidance.