Shloka 7
Adhyāya 152 — Bhīṣma’s Authorization for Yudhiṣṭhira’s Return to the Capital (नगरप्रवेशानुज्ञा)
तेन त्वां परिपृच्छामि धर्मज्ञे धर्मवादिनि । स्त्रीधर्म श्रोतुमिच्छामि त्वयोदाह्ृतमादित:
tena tvāṁ paripṛcchāmi dharmajñe dharmavādini | strī-dharmaṁ śrotum icchāmi tvayodāhṛtam āditaḥ ||
ଏହେତୁ, ହେ ଧର୍ମଜ୍ଞେ ଧର୍ମବାଦିନୀ! ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ସ୍ତ୍ରୀଧର୍ମ ବିଷୟରେ ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ କରୁଛି। ତୁମ ମୁଖରୁ ଆଦିରୁ ଅନ୍ତ ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ନାରୀଧର୍ମ ସମ୍ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଭାବେ ଶୁଣିବାକୁ ଇଚ୍ଛା କରୁଛି।
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames a formal request for a complete exposition of strī-dharma, emphasizing that ethical instruction should be heard systematically “from the beginning,” from a qualified authority who both knows dharma and can articulate it.
Maheśvara addresses a female interlocutor praised as a knower and teacher of dharma, and asks her to explain the code of conduct and duties for women in a thorough, ordered manner.