Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 15
Strī-dharma: Śiva’s Inquiry, Umā’s Consultation, and Gaṅgā’s Instruction
स्वर्गे च पितृलोके च पितृदेवाभिपूजितम् । एवमेतन्मयोद्दिष्टमृषिदृष्टं पुरातनम्
svarge ca pitṛloke ca pitṛdevābhipūjitam | evam etan mayoddiṣṭam ṛṣidṛṣṭaṃ purātanam ||
This teaching is honoured in heaven and in the world of the ancestors, revered alike by the gods and the Pitṛs. Thus have I set it forth—an ancient doctrine, seen and affirmed by the seers of old.
लोगश उवाच
Educational Q&A
That the dharma being taught is not a private opinion but an ancient, seer-validated tradition—revered across cosmic realms (Svarga and Pitṛloka) by both gods and ancestors—therefore worthy of trust and practice.
The speaker concludes or seals an instruction by appealing to its timeless authority: it was 'seen' by Ṛṣis and is honoured by Devas and Pitṛs, and the speaker states that he has now fully expounded it.