Shloka 8
गदायुद्ध-समारम्भः
Commencement of the Mace-Duel Proceedings
सा तु तप्त्वा तपो घोरें दुश्चरं सत्रीजनेन ह । गता स्वर्ग महाभागा देवब्राद्मणपूजिता
sā tu taptvā tapo ghoraṁ duścaraṁ strījanena ha | gatā svargaṁ mahābhāgā devabrāhmaṇapūjitā ||
સ્ત્રીઓ માટે અત્યંત દુષ્કર એવું ઘોર તપ કરીને તે મહાભાગા દેવી દેવો અને બ્રાહ્મણોથી પૂજિત થઈ સ્વર્ગલોકને પામી ગઈ.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that rigorous self-discipline (tapas), even when socially considered difficult, generates spiritual merit and leads to exalted states; honor from gods and brāhmaṇas signals alignment with dharma and recognized moral excellence.
Vaiśampāyana reports that a particular woman performed severe, difficult austerities and, as a result, attained heaven, becoming revered by both divine beings and brāhmaṇas.