Shloka 81
Chapter 2: Sudarśana Upākhyāna — Atithi-Dharma and the Conquest of Mṛtyu
Gṛhastha-Vrata
न चास्ति शक्तिस्त्रैलोक्ये कस्यचित् पुरुषोत्तम । पतिव्रतामिमां साध्वीं तवोद्वीक्षितुमप्युत
na cāsti śaktis trailokye kasyacit puruṣottama | pativratām imāṃ sādhvīṃ tavodvīkṣitum apy uta ||
毗湿摩说道：“噢，普鲁绍塔玛！三界之中，无人有此力量，哪怕只是以污秽之心抬眼望向你的妻子——那位贞洁贤善、专一奉夫的淑女。她的节操与你的正法所生之护佑，坚不可犯。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse upholds the ethical ideal that a woman’s steadfast fidelity (pativratā-dharma) and virtue create a moral inviolability: lustful or impure intent is portrayed as powerless before chastity supported by dharma.
Bhīṣma, in his instruction on dharma, addresses “Puruṣottama” and praises the exceptional chastity of the listener’s wife, declaring that no being in the three worlds can even look upon her with a corrupt intention.