Shloka 8
Adhyāya 152 — Bhīṣma’s Authorization for Yudhiṣṭhira’s Return to the Capital (नगरप्रवेशानुज्ञा)
सधर्मचारिणी मे त्वं समशीला समचव्रता । समानसारवीर्या च तपस्तीव्रं कृतं च ते
sadharmacāriṇī me tvaṁ samaśīlā samavratā | samānasāravīryā ca tapastīvraṁ kṛtaṁ ca te ||
तू माझी सहधर्मचारिणी आहेस; तुझे शील-स्वभाव व व्रत माझ्यासारखेच आहेत. तुझी सारभूत शक्ती व वीर्यही माझ्याइतकेच आहे, आणि तू तीव्र तपश्चर्याही केली आहेस.
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
True partnership in dharma is grounded in shared character, shared vows, and shared spiritual effort; austerity and inner strength are recognized as equal regardless of gender when the discipline is equal.
Maheśvara addresses his consort, affirming her as his co-practitioner of dharma and acknowledging her equal virtues, vows, power, and the intensity of her performed tapas.