Shloka 21
Umā’s Inquiry and the Manifestation of the Third Eye (उमा–प्रश्नः तृतीयनेत्रोत्पत्तिः)
भीष्मजी कहते हैं--युधिष्ठिर! सुमनाको इस प्रकार पातितव्रत्य धर्मका उपदेश देकर तपस्विनी महाभागा शाण्डिली देवी तत्काल वहाँ अदृश्य हो गयीं
bhīṣma uvāca—yudhiṣṭhira! sumanāṃko ’smin prakāreṇa pātitavratya-dharmasyopadeśaṃ dattvā tapasvinī mahābhāgā śāṇḍilī devī tatkālaṃ tatraivādṛśyābhavat.
毗湿摩说道：“尤提士提罗啊，如此教诲苏摩那迦关于‘失坠誓愿者’之法后，那位苦行而大福德的女神商提利，立刻就在原地隐没不见。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
That even when a person has lapsed from a vow (pātitavratya), dharma provides a defined framework of instruction and corrective conduct—implying accountability, guidance, and the possibility of restoration through right counsel and practice.
Bhishma narrates to Yudhishthira that Shandili Devi, after teaching Sumanaka about the dharma applicable to one who has broken a vow, immediately disappears from the spot—marking the completion of her divine instruction.