Shloka 766
योग–सांख्यसमन्वयः, रथोपमा, व्यक्त–अव्यक्तविवेकः
Yoga–Sāṃkhya Synthesis, Chariot Allegory, and the Vyakta–Avyakta Distinction
अन्वशासच्च भर्तरें समाहूयाभिजल्पति । सास-ससुरके सामने ही बहू सेवकोंपर शासन करने लगी है। वह पतिको भी आदेश देती है और सबके सामने पतिको बुलाकर उससे बात करती है
anvaśāsac ca bhartāraṃ samāhūyābhijalpati | sāśvaśura-sāmne hi vadhūḥ sevakān prati śāsanaṃ karoti | sā patim api ājñāpayati sarveṣāṃ purataḥ patim āhūya tena saha jalpati ||
Śakra berkata: “Dia malah memberi perintah kepada suaminya; memanggilnya dan berbicara dengan cara yang terlalu biasa lagi menindas. Di hadapan ibu mertua dan bapa mertua sendiri, si menantu perempuan mula memerintah para hamba rumah tangga. Dia memberi arahan bahkan kepada suaminya, dan di depan semua orang, dia memanggil suaminya lalu berbicara dengannya.”
शक्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights norms of household dharma: restraint in speech, respect toward elders, and avoiding public humiliation or domination within family relationships—especially between spouses and in the presence of in-laws.
Śakra describes a situation of domestic impropriety: a daughter-in-law openly commands servants and even her husband, summoning and addressing him publicly before the elders of the house, indicating a breakdown of respectful familial conduct.