Shloka 8
Adhyāya 152 — Bhīṣma’s Authorization for Yudhiṣṭhira’s Return to the Capital (नगरप्रवेशानुज्ञा)
सधर्मचारिणी मे त्वं समशीला समचव्रता । समानसारवीर्या च तपस्तीव्रं कृतं च ते,तुम मेरी सहधर्मिणी हो। तुम्हारा शील-स्वभाव तथा व्रत मेरे समान ही है। तुम्हारी सारभूत शक्ति भी मुझसे कम नहीं है। तुमने तीव्र तपस्या भी की है
sadharmacāriṇī me tvaṁ samaśīlā samavratā | samānasāravīryā ca tapastīvraṁ kṛtaṁ ca te ||
सधर्मचारिणी मे त्वं समशीला समव्रता । समानसारवीर्या च तपस्तीव्रं कृतं च ते ॥
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
True partnership in dharma is grounded in shared character, shared vows, and shared spiritual effort; austerity and inner strength are recognized as equal regardless of gender when the discipline is equal.
Maheśvara addresses his consort, affirming her as his co-practitioner of dharma and acknowledging her equal virtues, vows, power, and the intensity of her performed tapas.