Shloka 7
तेन त्वां परिपृच्छामि धर्मज्ञे धर्मवादिनि । स्त्रीधर्म श्रोतुमिच्छामि त्वयोदाह्ृतमादित:,अतः धर्मवादिनि धर्मज्ञे! मैं तुमसे स्त्रीधर्मके विषयमें प्रश्न करता हूँ और तुम्हारे मुखसे वर्णित नारीधर्म आद्योपान्त सुनना चाहता हूँ
tena tvāṁ paripṛcchāmi dharmajñe dharmavādini | strī-dharmaṁ śrotum icchāmi tvayodāhṛtam āditaḥ ||
Therefore I question you, O knower of dharma and eloquent expounder of dharma. I wish to hear, from your own mouth, the duties and conduct of women—set forth from the beginning in full—so that the proper path of righteous living may be clearly understood.
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames a formal request for a complete exposition of strī-dharma, emphasizing that ethical instruction should be heard systematically “from the beginning,” from a qualified authority who both knows dharma and can articulate it.
Maheśvara addresses a female interlocutor praised as a knower and teacher of dharma, and asks her to explain the code of conduct and duties for women in a thorough, ordered manner.