Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 37
Rudra-Śiva: Names, Two Natures, and the Logic of Epithets (रुद्रनाम-बहुरूपत्व-प्रकरणम्)
गुरुणा चाभ्यनुज्ञात: समावर्तेत वै द्विज: । विन्देतानन्तरं भार्यामनुरूपां यथाविधि
guruṇā cābhyanujñātaḥ samāvarteta vai dvijaḥ | vindetānantaraṃ bhāryām anurūpāṃ yathāvidhi ||
Wika ni Maheśvara: “Kapag natapos na ang panahon ng brahmacarya, ang dvija (ang ‘dalawang ulit na isinilang’), matapos makuha ang pahintulot ng guro, ay dapat magsagawa ng samāvartana (pagtatapos sa pagiging mag-aaral). Pagkaraan, sa pagbabalik sa buhay-pamilya, ayon sa itinakdang mga ritwal, dapat siyang mag-asawa ng babaeng angkop at kaayon ng kanyang kalagayan.”
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse lays down āśrama-dharma: after completing brahmacarya, one should not act independently but seek the guru’s consent, formally conclude studentship through samāvartana, and then enter gṛhastha life through a lawful, ritually sanctioned marriage with a suitable partner.
Śrī-Maheśvara is instructing on proper conduct and life-stages. He describes the transition from student life to household life: permission from the teacher, the rite of samāvartana, and then marriage performed according to prescribed rules.