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 ||
ಮಹೇಶ್ವರನು ಹೇಳಿದರು—ಹೇ ದೇವಿ! ದಿವ್ಯಜ್ಞಾನದಲ್ಲಿ ನೆಲೆಗೊಂಡ, ಸ್ವರ್ಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠವಾದ, ದಿವ್ಯಪುಣ್ಯದೊಂದಿಗೆ ಸಹೋದ್ಭವವಾದ ಸ್ತ್ರೀಧರ್ಮಗಳನ್ನು ನಮಗೆ ವಿವರಿಸಲು ನಿಜಕ್ಕೂ ನೀನೇ ಯೋಗ್ಯಳಾಗಿದ್ದೀಯೆ.
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.