Shloka 46
Adhyāya 152 — Bhīṣma’s Authorization for Yudhiṣṭhira’s Return to the Capital (नगरप्रवेशानुज्ञा)
शुश्रूषां परिचर्या च करोत्यविमना: सदा । सुप्रतीता विनीता च सा नारी धर्मभागिनी
śuśrūṣāṃ paricaryā ca karoty avimanāḥ sadā | supratītā vinītā ca sā nārī dharmabhāginī ||
মহেশ্বৰে ক’লে—যি নাৰী মন অশান্ত নকৰাকৈ সদা সেৱা-শুশ্ৰূষা আৰু পৰিচৰ্যা কৰে, পূৰ্ণ বিশ্বাসী আৰু বিনয়ী হয়—সেয়ে ধৰ্মভাগিনী হয়।
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that steady, willing service and care within marriage—done without resentment, with trust and humility—constitute a dharmic discipline through which a woman becomes a participant in religious merit (dharma-phala).
Śrī Maheśvara is instructing on household dharma, describing the qualities and conduct by which a wife is said to attain the best fruits of dharma: constant service (śuśrūṣā), practical care (paricaryā), inner cheer, trust, and modest behavior.