Shloka 31
Honoring the Mother (Mātṛpūjanam): Consent, Equity, and Dana to Restore Household Dharma
ज्येष्ठायै द्विगुणं तस्या दद्यच्चैवान्यथा ऋणी । अनुज्ञाप्य यदा भर्ता ज्येष्ठामन्यां समुद्वहेत् ॥ ३१ ॥
jyeṣṭhāyai dviguṇaṃ tasyā dadyaccaivānyathā ṛṇī | anujñāpya yadā bhartā jyeṣṭhāmanyāṃ samudvahet || 31 ||
ജ്യേഷ്ഠയ്ക്കു മറ്റവളുടെ പങ്കിന്റെ ഇരട്ടിയായി നൽകണം; അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അവൻ ഋണിയാകും. ജ്യേഷ്ഠയുടെ അനുവാദം നേടി ഭർത്താവ് മറ്റൊരു സ്ത്രീയെ വിവാഹം ചെയ്താൽ ഈ നിയമം പാലിക്കണം।
Narada (as narrator of dharma injunctions within the Uttara-Bhaga context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It frames household conduct as a dharmic obligation: fairness to the elder wife and consent-based action reduce adharma and the inner “debt” (ṛṇa) created by unjust behavior.
While not directly about bhakti practice, it supports bhakti through ethical gṛhastha living—maintaining justice, consent, and responsibility, which are foundational virtues for steady worship and vrata observance.
This is primarily dharma-śāstra style guidance rather than a Vedāṅga technical lesson; the practical takeaway is normative rule-making (nīti) about consent (anujñā) and obligation (ṛṇa) in marriage customs.