Shloka 9
Adhyāya 152 — Bhīṣma’s Authorization for Yudhiṣṭhira’s Return to the Capital (नगरप्रवेशानुज्ञा)
त्वया हुक्तो विशेषेण गुणवान् स भविष्यति । लोके चैव त्वया देवि प्रमाणत्वमुपैष्यति,अतः देवि! तुम्हारे द्वारा कहा गया स्त्रीधर्म विशेष गुणवान् होगा और लोकमें प्रमाणभूत माना जायगा
tvayā ukto viśeṣeṇa guṇavān sa bhaviṣyati | loke caiva tvayā devi pramāṇatvam upaiṣyati |
Śrī Maheshvara disse: “Porque tu o proferiste com clareza especial, isso se tornará ricamente dotado de mérito; e, ó Deusa, no mundo alcançará o estatuto de padrão autorizado. Portanto, o dharma das mulheres que articulaste será considerado uma norma orientadora de conduta.”
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
A teaching gains special authority when articulated clearly by a revered speaker; here, the Goddess’s exposition of strīdharma is affirmed as becoming virtuous and accepted as a normative standard (pramāṇa) in society.
Śiva addresses Devī, praising her specific and emphatic statement about women’s dharma, and declares that because it is spoken by her, it will be regarded in the world as an authoritative guide for conduct.