Shloka 37
Adhyāya 152 — Bhīṣma’s Authorization for Yudhiṣṭhira’s Return to the Capital (नगरप्रवेशानुज्ञा)
शुश्रूषां परिचारं च देववद् या करोति च । नान्यभावा हाविमना: सुव्रता सुखदर्शना
śuśrūṣāṃ paricāraṃ ca devavad yā karoti ca | nānyabhāvā hāvimanaḥ suvratā sukhadarśanā ||
Dijo Śrī Maheśvara: «Aquella que presta servicio atento y cuidado personal como si fuera a una deidad—cuyo ánimo no se vuelve hacia otro lado, libre de vacilación—esa mujer, firme en sus votos y grata a la vista por su mansedumbre, encarna el dharma del hogar sostenido por la devoción».
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse praises steadfast, reverent service within household life: attentive care performed with the same respect one offers to the divine, coupled with single-minded loyalty and disciplined vows.
Śrī Maheśvara is describing the qualities of an ideal, vow-observant woman in the context of dharma instruction, emphasizing devoted attendance and unwavering intention as exemplary conduct.