Shloka 15
Śāṇḍilī–Sumanā-saṃvāda: Sat-strī-samudācāra and Pati-dharma
Conduct of the Virtuous Wife
पुण्यस्यैवाभिगन्धस्ते मनन््ये कर्मविधानजम् । अधिकं मार्जनात् तात तथा चैवानुलेपनात्
puṇyasyaivābhigandhas te manye karmavidhānajam | adhikaṃ mārjanāt tāta tathā caivānulepanāt ||
ヴィヤーサは言った。「汝より絶えず立ちのぼる功徳の香りは、正しき行いを規矩正しく修めた果—とりわけ布施の功徳—より生じたものと我は思う。愛しき者よ、施しは身を洗い清め香油を塗ることにも勝る。外なる浄めにとどまらず、内なる奉献として徳の香を世に広げるのだ。」
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
True purity is not merely external (cleansing and anointing) but arises from righteous conduct—especially charity—whose merit becomes visible as a ‘fragrance’ of virtue.
Vyāsa addresses a listener affectionately and interprets the person’s constant ‘scent of merit’ as the result of properly performed virtuous acts, highlighting dāna (giving) as superior to outward acts of purification.