Shloka 26
Dāyavibhāga (Inheritance Apportionment) and Household Precedence — Dialogue of Yudhiṣṭhira and Bhīṣma
यस्त्वत्र मन्त्रसमयो भारयपत्योर्मिथ: कृत: । तमेवाहुर्गरीयांसं यश्चासौ ज्ञातिभि: कृत:
yas tv atra mantrasamayo bhāryāpatyor mithaḥ kṛtaḥ | tam evāhur garīyāṁsaṁ yaś cāsau jñātibhiḥ kṛtaḥ ||
भीष्म म्हणाले—पती आणि पत्नी यांच्यात परस्पर मंत्रोच्चारपूर्वक जी प्रतिज्ञा होते, तीच सर्वश्रेष्ठ मानली जाते. आणि त्या बंधनाला जर कुटुंबी-ज्ञातिजनांचीही मान्यता व पाठबळ मिळाले, तर ते अधिकच प्रशंसनीय ठरते—कारण त्यात वैयक्तिक व्रतासोबत सामाजिक संमती व स्थैर्यही जोडले जाते.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A marital bond is strongest when it is a mutual vow solemnized through proper ritual (mantra-recitation). Its ethical force becomes even firmer when the wider family (kinsmen) also affirms it, joining personal commitment with social responsibility.
Bhishma is instructing on dharma-related norms, explaining which kind of marital commitment is considered most authoritative: the spouses’ ritually sanctified mutual pledge, especially when supported by relatives.