Shloka 56
Dāyavibhāga (Inheritance Apportionment) and Household Precedence — Dialogue of Yudhiṣṭhira and Bhīṣma
अनुकूलामनुवंशां क्रात्रा दत्तामुपाग्निकाम् । परिक्रम्य यथान्यायं भार्या विन्देद् द्विजोत्तम:
anukūlām anuvaṁśāṁ ca bhrātrā dattām upāgnikām | parikramya yathānyāyaṁ bhāryāṁ vinded dvijottamaḥ ||
Sinabi ni Bhishma: Ang pinakamainam sa mga dvija ay dapat tumanggap bilang asawa ng babaeng kaaya‑aya ang asal, angkop sa kanyang angkan, na naipagkaloob nang wasto ng kapatid niyang lalaki, at nakaupo malapit sa nagliliyab na banal na apoy; matapos ikutin ang apoy ayon sa nararapat, tanggapin niya siya ayon sa tuntunin ng śāstra.
भीष्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Marriage is presented as a dharmic sacrament: the bride should be compatible and properly given by a guardian, and the union is ritually sealed by circumambulating the sacred fire according to śāstric procedure.
Bhishma is instructing on household and marriage duties, describing the proper qualifications of a bride and the ritual act—circumambulation of the kindled fire—by which a twice-born man formally accepts her as wife.