Shloka 48
Adhyāya 152 — Bhīṣma’s Authorization for Yudhiṣṭhira’s Return to the Capital (नगरप्रवेशानुज्ञा)
कल्योत्थानरतिर्नित्यं गहशुश्रूषणे रता । सुसम्मृष्टक्षया चैव गोशकृत्कृतलेपना
kalyotthānaratir nityaṁ gṛhaśuśrūṣaṇe ratā | susammṛṣṭakṣayā caiva gośakṛtkṛtalepanā ||
Perempuan yang setiap hari bersuka cita bangun pada waktu yang patut, tekun mengurus dan melayani rumah tangga, menjaga rumah tersapu rapi dan bersih, serta menyucikannya dengan olesan kotoran sapi—ia tegak dalam tata dharma rumah tangga; oleh ketekunan itu ia dianugerahi buah satī-dharma.
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse praises disciplined household conduct—rising properly, serving the home, maintaining cleanliness, and ritual purity—as a form of dharma that yields the merit associated with satī-dharma (virtuous wifely conduct).
Śrīmahēśvara is describing the qualities of an ideal householder-wife, emphasizing daily routine, service, and purification practices as ethically and religiously meritorious.