Shloka 4
वत्से शोको न ते कार्य: प्राप्येदं व्यसनं महत् । स्त्रीधर्माणामभिज्ञासि शीलाचारवती तथा
vatse śoko na te kāryaḥ prāpya idaṃ vyasanaṃ mahat | strīdharmāṇām abhijñāsi śīlācāravatī tathā ||
“Anak ko, huwag kang magpadaig sa dalamhati kahit dumating ang ganitong malaking kapahamakan. Batid mo ang dharma ng kababaihan, at ikaw ay tagapangalaga ng dangal at wastong asal.”
वैशमग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse counsels restraint in sorrow during crisis, grounding emotional steadiness in dharma: one who knows proper duties and maintains good conduct should not be overwhelmed by misfortune.
Vaiśaṃpāyana addresses a young woman as “daughter,” consoling her after a major calamity and affirming her knowledge of strīdharma and her established good character, urging her not to succumb to grief.