Shloka 60
Adhyaya 16 — The Son’s Counsel on Renunciation and the Anasuya–Mandavya Episode: The Suspension of Sunrise and the Power of Pativrata
Sanskrit
स्त्रियस्त्वेवं समस्तस्य नरैर्दुःखार्जितस्य वै ।
पुण्यस्यार्धापहारिण्यः पतिशुश्रूषयैव हि ॥
Transliteration
striyas tv evaṃ samastasya narair duḥkhārjitasya vai | puṇyasyārdhāpahāriṇyaḥ pati-śuśrūṣayaiva hi ||
Translation
এইভাবে নারীরা পুরুষদের কষ্টার্জিত পুণ্যের অর্ধাংশ—শুধু স্বামীসেবার দ্বারাই—নিশ্চয়ই গ্রহণ করে।
Speakers
Instructor voice within the dialogue
Key Themes
PativratāPuṇya sharingHouseholder ethicsGendered dharma norms (textual)