Shloka 43
Mohinī-prashna
The Question about Mohinī
नारीणां भर्तृशूश्रूषा पुत्राणां पितृसेवनम् । शूद्राणां द्विजसेवा च लोकरक्षा महीभृताम् ॥ ४३ ॥
nārīṇāṃ bhartṛśūśrūṣā putrāṇāṃ pitṛsevanam | śūdrāṇāṃ dvijasevā ca lokarakṣā mahībhṛtām || 43 ||
女子之责在于恭敬奉事其夫；儿子之责在于侍奉其父；首陀罗之责在于事奉二次生者；而君王之责在于护持百姓——此皆各自之本分。
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It frames dharma as role-based responsibility: spiritual merit is gained by faithfully performing one’s prescribed duty—service, respect for elders, and protection of society—rather than by abandoning one’s station.
By presenting service (śūśrūṣā/sevā) and protection (rakṣā) as sacred acts, it supports the bhakti principle that everyday duties, when done with sincerity and reverence, become offerings aligned with divine order (dharma).
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is dharma-śāstra application—how prescribed conduct (ācāra) sustains social and ritual order.