Shloka 37
Adhyāya 152 — Bhīṣma’s Authorization for Yudhiṣṭhira’s Return to the Capital (नगरप्रवेशानुज्ञा)
शुश्रूषां परिचारं च देववद् या करोति च । नान्यभावा हाविमना: सुव्रता सुखदर्शना
śuśrūṣāṃ paricāraṃ ca devavad yā karoti ca | nānyabhāvā hāvimanaḥ suvratā sukhadarśanā ||
聖なるマヘーシュヴァラは言った。「神に仕えるがごとく、夫に対して心を尽くして奉仕し、身近に世話をし、心が他へ向かわず、ためらいに揺れぬ女—そのような女は、善き誓いに堅く、姿も柔らかく目に安らかで、献身に根ざす家のダルマを体現する。」
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse praises steadfast, reverent service within household life: attentive care performed with the same respect one offers to the divine, coupled with single-minded loyalty and disciplined vows.
Śrī Maheśvara is describing the qualities of an ideal, vow-observant woman in the context of dharma instruction, emphasizing devoted attendance and unwavering intention as exemplary conduct.