Shloka 10
Aṣṭāvakra and the Woman: Disclosure, Permission, and Marital Resolution (अनुशासन पर्व, अध्याय २२)
अथ सा स्त्री भगवन्तं सुप्यतामित्यचोदयत् । तत्र वै शयने दिव्ये तस्य तस्याश्ष कल्पिते
atha sā strī bhagavantaṁ supyatām ity acodayat | tatra vai śayane divye tasya tasyāś ca kalpite |
ভীষ্ম ক’লে—তাৰ পিছত সেই নাৰীয়ে ভগবান অষ্টাবক্রক ক’লে, “এতিয়া আপুনি শয়ন কৰক।” সেই ঠাইতেই দিব্য শয়নস্থলত তেওঁৰ বাবে আৰু সেই নাৰীৰ বাবে পৃথক দুটা শয্যা সাজি দিয়া হ’ল।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights atithi-dharma (the duty of honoring a guest): a revered visitor is respectfully invited to rest, and proper arrangements are made. Ethical emphasis lies on courteous care, restraint, and propriety in hosting.
A woman addresses the revered sage Aṣṭāvakra, requesting him to sleep. In the same place, two fine beds are prepared—one for the sage and one for the woman—marking a transition in the episode to the night’s rest and the norms of hospitality.