Shloka 30
Vānaprastha-dharma and Tapas: Śiva–Umā Saṃvāda
Forest-Stage Discipline and Austerity
मध्यमं तु तदा पत्नी भुद्धक्तेडनुज्ञातमेव हि
madhyamaṁ tu tadā patnī buddhakted anujñātam eva hi
Maka pada ketika itu, isteri yang berkedudukan pertengahan pun benar-benar diizinkan—setelah persetujuan yang sewajarnya diberikan—agar segala yang patut dapat berlangsung menurut tertib yang telah ditetapkan dan menurut kerelaan.
देवदूत उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds dharmic procedure: actions within household and social life should proceed through proper authorization and consent, respecting established roles and order.
A divine messenger describes that, at that moment, the wife described as ‘middling’ was granted permission/approval, indicating that the next step in the account proceeds with due assent rather than arbitrariness.