Shloka 31
Adhyāya 152 — Bhīṣma’s Authorization for Yudhiṣṭhira’s Return to the Capital (नगरप्रवेशानुज्ञा)
दिव्यज्ञाने दिवि श्रेष्ठे दिव्यपुण्यै: सहोत्थिते । त्वमेवा्हसि नो देवि स्त्रीधर्माननुभाषितुम्
divyajñāne divi śreṣṭhe divyapuṇyaiḥ sahotthite | tvam evāhasi no devi strīdharmān anubhāṣitum ||
مہیشور نے کہا—اے دیوی! جو فرائضِ نسواں (استری دھرم) الٰہی معرفت پر قائم ہیں، آسمانوں میں برتر ہیں اور الٰہی ثواب کے ساتھ نمودار ہوئے ہیں—ان کی توضیح ہمارے لیے کرنے کی حقیقی اہل تو صرف آپ ہی ہیں۔
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse establishes authority and fitness for instruction: the Goddess is presented as uniquely qualified to teach strī-dharma, framing women’s ethical duties as rooted in sacred knowledge and merit rather than mere social convention.
Maheshvara addresses the Goddess and invites her to expound the doctrine of strī-dharma to the listeners, introducing a didactic section where divine discourse becomes the source for ethical guidance.