Shloka 32
Adhyāya 152 — Bhīṣma’s Authorization for Yudhiṣṭhira’s Return to the Capital (नगरप्रवेशानुज्ञा)
देवि! तुम दिव्य ज्ञानसे सम्पन्न और देवलोकमें सर्वश्रेष्ठ हो। दिव्य पुण्योंके साथ तुम्हारा प्रादुर्भाव हुआ है। तुम्हीं हम सब लोगोंको स्त्री-धर्मका उपदेश देनेके योग्य हो ।।
devi! tvaṃ divya-jñānena sampannā devaloke sarvaśreṣṭhā asi | divyaiḥ puṇyaiḥ sārdhaṃ tava prādurbhāvo jātaḥ | tvam eva asmān sarvān strī-dharmopadeśe yogyā asi || tataḥ sā rādhiṭā devī gaṅgayā bahubhir guṇaiḥ | prāha sarvam aśeṣeṇa strī-dharmaṃ surasundarī ||
摩诃湿伐罗说道：“女神啊！你具足神圣智慧，在天界诸神之中最为卓越。你的显现伴随着天福功德而生。唯有你堪当教诲我们众人关于妇道（strī-dharma）——女子应守的职责与行仪。”于是，当天女乌玛被恒河女神以多种德行之赞颂而礼敬之后，便以天女之仪，毫无遗漏地宣说了完整的妇道教诲。
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse establishes Uma’s authority to teach strī-dharma: because she is divinely wise, pre-eminent among the gods, and manifested with sacred merit, she is presented as uniquely qualified to give a complete ethical instruction on women’s duties and conduct.
Maheśvara addresses Devī, praising her divine knowledge and fitness to instruct. After Gaṅgā worships and extols Uma’s virtues, Uma begins to expound the full teaching of strī-dharma in a comprehensive manner.