Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 31
Adhyāya 152 — Bhīṣma’s Authorization for Yudhiṣṭhira’s Return to the Capital (नगरप्रवेशानुज्ञा)
दिव्यज्ञाने दिवि श्रेष्ठे दिव्यपुण्यै: सहोत्थिते । त्वमेवा्हसि नो देवि स्त्रीधर्माननुभाषितुम्
divyajñāne divi śreṣṭhe divyapuṇyaiḥ sahotthite | tvam evāhasi no devi strīdharmān anubhāṣitum ||
महेश्वर ने कहा—देवि! दिव्य ज्ञान पर आधारित, स्वर्ग में श्रेष्ठ और दिव्य पुण्य के साथ उद्भूत स्त्री-धर्मों का उपदेश हमें देने के लिए वास्तव में आप ही सर्वथा योग्य हैं।
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse establishes authority and fitness for instruction: the Goddess is presented as uniquely qualified to teach strī-dharma, framing women’s ethical duties as rooted in sacred knowledge and merit rather than mere social convention.
Maheshvara addresses the Goddess and invites her to expound the doctrine of strī-dharma to the listeners, introducing a didactic section where divine discourse becomes the source for ethical guidance.