Shloka 43
Mohinī-prashna
The Question about Mohinī
नारीणां भर्तृशूश्रूषा पुत्राणां पितृसेवनम् । शूद्राणां द्विजसेवा च लोकरक्षा महीभृताम् ॥ ४३ ॥
nārīṇāṃ bhartṛśūśrūṣā putrāṇāṃ pitṛsevanam | śūdrāṇāṃ dvijasevā ca lokarakṣā mahībhṛtām || 43 ||
หน้าที่ของสตรีคือปรนนิบัติสามีด้วยภักดี; ของบุตรคือรับใช้บิดา; ของศูทรคือรับใช้ทวิชะ; และของกษัตริย์คือพิทักษ์ประชาชน—นี่คือธรรมหน้าที่ของแต่ละฝ่าย.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It frames dharma as role-based responsibility: spiritual merit is gained by faithfully performing one’s prescribed duty—service, respect for elders, and protection of society—rather than by abandoning one’s station.
By presenting service (śūśrūṣā/sevā) and protection (rakṣā) as sacred acts, it supports the bhakti principle that everyday duties, when done with sincerity and reverence, become offerings aligned with divine order (dharma).
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is dharma-śāstra application—how prescribed conduct (ācāra) sustains social and ritual order.