Shloka 8
सधर्मचारिणी मे त्वं समशीला समचव्रता । समानसारवीर्या च तपस्तीव्रं कृतं च ते,तुम मेरी सहधर्मिणी हो। तुम्हारा शील-स्वभाव तथा व्रत मेरे समान ही है। तुम्हारी सारभूत शक्ति भी मुझसे कम नहीं है। तुमने तीव्र तपस्या भी की है
sadharmacāriṇī me tvaṁ samaśīlā samavratā | samānasāravīryā ca tapastīvraṁ kṛtaṁ ca te ||
Maheshvara said: “You are my companion in dharma—of the same disposition and the same vows as I. Your essential strength and heroic potency are equal to mine, and you have also performed intense austerities.”
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
True partnership in dharma is grounded in shared character, shared vows, and shared spiritual effort; austerity and inner strength are recognized as equal regardless of gender when the discipline is equal.
Maheśvara addresses his consort, affirming her as his co-practitioner of dharma and acknowledging her equal virtues, vows, power, and the intensity of her performed tapas.