Shloka 15
शल्मलि–पवनसंवादः
The Dialogue of Śalmali and Pavana
यापि चैवंविधा नारी भर्तारिमनुवर्तते । विराजते हि सा क्षिप्रं कपोतीव दिवि स्थिता
yāpi caivaṃvidhā nārī bhartārim anuvartate | virājate hi sā kṣipraṃ kapotīvā divi sthitā ||
Bhishma nói: Một người phụ nữ có tâm tính như vậy, nếu một lòng theo và nâng đỡ chồng mình, sẽ sớm rạng ngời—như chim bồ câu—an trú nơi cõi trời, tỏa sáng bằng chính quang huy tâm linh của mình.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents steadfast devotion and loyal companionship to one’s husband as a form of dharma that leads to spiritual radiance and a heavenly state; it emphasizes ethical constancy and duty within the marital role as understood in this discourse.
In Bhishma’s instruction during the Shanti Parva, he is describing the fruits of conduct: he states that even a woman described as ‘such’ (evaṃvidhā) becomes quickly glorious in heaven if she follows her husband, using the simile of a dove shining in the sky.