को हि प्रज्ञावतां मुख्यः सर्वशास्त्रविदांवरः । स्त्रीणां शरणमापद्येदृजुर्बुद्धिर्यथा भवान्
ko hi prajñāvatāṃ mukhyaḥ sarvaśāstravidāṃvaraḥ | strīṇāṃ śaraṇamāpadyedṛjurbuddhiryathā bhavān
ଯେ ପ୍ରଜ୍ଞାବାନମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ମୁଖ୍ୟ ଏବଂ ସମସ୍ତ ଶାସ୍ତ୍ରବିଦମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ, ସେ କିଏ ସ୍ତ୍ରୀମାନଙ୍କ ଶରଣ ନେବ—ସରଳବୁଦ୍ଧି ବୋଲି ପ୍ରସିଦ୍ଧ ତୁମେ ଯେପରି ନେଲ?
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced; Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative frame)
Listener: Śaunaka and sages
Scene: The speaker challenges the king’s reliance on ‘women’ as refuge; the scene is tense—some courtiers look uneasy, the king appears conflicted and ashamed.
Discernment (viveka) is urged: one should not abandon śāstric clarity and self-mastery by seeking refuge in what is portrayed here as deluding attachment.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it is primarily an ethical-philosophical admonition within the Māheśvara narrative.
None; the verse focuses on counsel about discernment and conduct.