Shloka 513
Adhyāya 90: Babhruvāhana’s Reception and the Commencement of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Aśvamedha
भर्तुः प्रसादान्नारीणां रतिपुत्रफलं तथा । “माताका रज और पिताका वीर्य--इन दोनोंके मिलनेसे ही वंशपरम्परा चलती है। सत्रीके लिये पति ही सबसे बड़ा देवता है। नारियोंको जो रति और पुत्ररूप फलकी प्राप्ति होती है, वह पतिका ही प्रसाद है
bhartuḥ prasādān nārīṇāṃ ratiputraphalaṃ tathā |
Nakula disse: “Para as mulheres, o deleite do amor conjugal e o fruto dos filhos surgem do favor do marido. É pela união do sangue menstrual da mãe e do sêmen do pai que a linhagem prossegue; por isso, para uma mulher, o esposo é tido como a mais alta divindade.”
नकुल उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames conjugal intimacy and progeny as outcomes dependent on the husband’s goodwill, and it presents the husband as the primary object of reverence for a wife within the traditional householder-dharma framework, emphasizing continuity of lineage through the union of female and male reproductive principles.
Nakula is articulating a normative view of marital duty and social order, explaining how family lineage is sustained and why, in that ethical-religious model, a wife is enjoined to honor her husband as her foremost deity.