Shloka 30
सदाचार-नियमाः: शील, संयम, संग-निषेध, शुचिता, वाणी-नीति, परोपकारः
योषितो नावमन्येत न चासां विश्वसेद् बुधः न चैवेर्ष्युर् भवेत् तासु नाधिकुर्यात् कदाचन
yoṣito nāvamanyeta na cāsāṃ viśvased budhaḥ na caiverṣyur bhavet tāsu nādhikuryāt kadācana
ജ്ഞാനി സ്ത്രീകളെ അവമതിക്കരുത്; എന്നാൽ അവരിൽ അന്ധവിശ്വാസവും വെക്കരുത്. അവരോടു അസൂയപ്പെടരുത്; ഒരിക്കലും അധികാരദർപ്പത്തോടെ പെരുമാറുകയും അരുത്।
Sage Parāśara (in instruction to Maitreya)
FAQs
This verse frames dharma as restraint and balance—neither contempt nor naïve dependence, neither jealousy nor domination—so social harmony reflects the broader order upheld by Vishnu.
Parāśara presents self-control as avoiding extremes: respect without imprudence, emotional steadiness without jealousy, and authority without tyranny—practical nīti that stabilizes household and society.
Even when Vishnu is not named, dharma is treated as part of Vishnu’s sustaining sovereignty: personal ethics become a local expression of the cosmic order Vishnu preserves.