Shloka 10
Honoring the Mother (Mātṛpūjanam): Consent, Equity, and Dana to Restore Household Dharma
संध्यावलीसमा नारी त्रैलोक्ये नास्ति भूमिप । तव स्नेहनिबद्धांगी संभोजयति षड्रसैः ॥ १० ॥
saṃdhyāvalīsamā nārī trailokye nāsti bhūmipa | tava snehanibaddhāṃgī saṃbhojayati ṣaḍrasaiḥ || 10 ||
O king, in the three worlds there is no woman equal to Sandhyāvalī. Her whole being, bound by love for you, serves you and delights you with dishes of the six tastes.
Narrator (Purāṇic storyteller addressing a king)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It frames loving service (seva) and attentive care as a dharmic expression of relationship—showing how affection can manifest through nourishing, well-ordered household conduct.
Though not explicitly about Vishnu-bhakti, it mirrors a bhakti principle: devotion becomes tangible through dedicated service meant to please the beloved—here illustrated in a human relationship.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana or Jyotisha) is taught in this line; the practical takeaway is dharmic hospitality and the classical Ayurvedic/culinary idea of ṣaḍ-rasa (six tastes) used to satisfy and nourish.