Shloka 5
Aṣṭāvakra and the Woman: Disclosure, Permission, and Marital Resolution (अनुशासन पर्व, अध्याय २२)
दिव्यं च विधिवच्चक्रे सोपचारं मुनेस्तदा । स तेन सुसुखोष्णेन तस्या हस्तसुखेन च
divyaṃ ca vidhivaccakre sopacāraṃ munestadā | sa tena susukhoṣṇena tasyā hastasukhena ca
Kemudian ia melaksanakan penghormatan itu dengan cara yang indah dan sesuai tata-aturan, lengkap dengan upacara dan pelayanan bagi sang resi. Sang resi pun merasa tenteram oleh hangatnya pelayanan itu dan oleh sentuhan tangan perempuan itu yang menyejukkan.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is expressed through vidhivat conduct—doing what is proper and prescribed—and through sopacāra, respectful hospitality and service to worthy guests such as sages.
Bhishma describes a scene where someone renders proper, rule-bound honors and service to a sage, and the recipient is eased and comforted by warm attentions and by the soothing touch of a woman’s hands.