Shloka 198
Adhyāya 284: Tapas as a Corrective to Household Attachment
Parāśara’s Instruction
शृणुयाच्चैव या नारी तद्धक्ता ब्रह्मचारिणी । पितृपक्षे भर्त॒पक्षे पूज्या भवति देववत्
śṛṇuyāccaiva yā nārī tadbhaktā brahmacāriṇī | pitṛpakṣe bhartṛpakṣe pūjyā bhavati devavat ||
毗湿摩说：“凡女子若聆听此（赞颂），以虔诚归依于彼，并守持梵行（brahmacarya），则在父族与夫族两系之中，皆如天神一般受人敬奉。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Devotional listening (śravaṇa) combined with disciplined conduct (brahmacarya) elevates one’s moral and social-spiritual standing, making the practitioner worthy of reverence in both natal and marital families.
In Bhīṣma’s instruction within the Śānti Parva, he describes the फल (result) of hearing a Śaṅkara-centered stotra with devotion and continence: the listener becomes honored like a deity in both paternal and husband’s lineages.