Shloka 56
Putra-Bheda: Kṣetraja, Kṛtaka, Apasada, and Saṃskāra Determinations (पुत्रभेद-निर्णयः)
अपूजिताश्च यत्रैता: सर्वास्तित्राफला: क्रिया: । जहाँ स्त्रियोंका आदर-सत्कार होता है वहाँ देवतालोग प्रसन्नतापूर्वक निवास करते हैं तथा जहाँ इनका अनादर होता है वहाँकी सारी क्रियाएँ निष्फल हो जाती हैं
apūjitāś ca yatraitāḥ sarvāstītrāphalāḥ kriyāḥ |
毗湿摩教诲说：敬奉女子，是衡量正法的关键尺度。凡女子受尊重、受礼敬之处，诸天神力欢喜而居；凡女子遭轻慢之处，一切祭仪、职责与事业尽皆徒劳无果，难得真实的灵性与道德成就。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Respecting and honoring women is presented as a foundational dharmic principle: it brings divine favor and makes one’s religious and moral actions effective; dishonor toward women nullifies the merit and results of one’s rites and duties.
In the Anushasana Parva, Bhishma instructs Yudhishthira on dharma and right conduct. Here he emphasizes a social-ethical rule: the treatment of women in a household or society determines whether sacred acts and duties bear fruit.