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
ସେତେବେଳେ ମଧ୍ୟମ ସ୍ଥିତିର ପତ୍ନୀଙ୍କୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ବିଧିପୂର୍ବକ ସମ୍ମତି ମିଳିଥିବାରୁ ଅନୁମତି ଦିଆଗଲା—ଯେପରି ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠିତ କ୍ରମ ଓ ସମ୍ମତି ଅନୁଯାୟୀ ଯଥୋଚିତ କର୍ମ ଅଗ୍ରସର ହୁଏ।
देवदूत उवाच
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.