Shloka 36
Adhyāya 152 — Bhīṣma’s Authorization for Yudhiṣṭhira’s Return to the Capital (नगरप्रवेशानुज्ञा)
सा भवेद् धर्मपरमा सा भवेद् धर्मभागिनी । देववत् सततं साध्वी या भर्तरें प्रपश्यति
sā bhaved dharmaparamā sā bhaved dharmabhāginī | devavat satataṃ sādhvī yā bhartaraṃ prapaśyati ||
她当被视为最为专注于正法之人；她亦得同享法果——那位贤德女子，恒常以夫为神而观。其伦理旨趣在于：婚姻之中坚贞不移的忠信、敬重与端正行持，被宣示为正命生活的重要形态，并为积聚宗教功德之源。
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that a wife who consistently regards her husband with reverence—‘as divine’—and maintains virtuous conduct is considered dharma-centered and becomes a participant in the fruits of dharma. It frames marital fidelity and respectful devotion as a principal ethical-religious duty.
In Anuśāsana Parva’s didactic setting, Śrī Maheśvara is instructing on norms of conduct (dharma), specifically describing the qualities and religious standing of a ‘sādhvī’ wife and how such conduct is linked to merit.