यत्पत्यपत्यसुहृदामनुवृत्तिरङ्ग स्त्रीणां स्वधर्म इति धर्मविदा त्वयोक्तम् । अस्त्वेवमेतदुपदेशपदे त्वयीशे प्रेष्ठो भवांस्तनुभृतां किल बन्धुरात्मा ॥ ३२ ॥
yat paty-apatya-suhṛdām anuvṛttir aṅga strīṇāṁ sva-dharma iti dharma-vidā tvayoktam astv evam etad upadeśa-pade tvayīśe preṣṭho bhavāṁs tanu-bhṛtāṁ kila bandhur ātmā
- yat
- which
- pati
- of husbands
- apatya
- children
- suhṛdām
- and well-wishing relatives and friends
- anuvṛttiḥ
- the following
- aṅga
- our dear Kṛṣṇa
- strīṇām
- of women
- sva-dharmaḥ
- the proper religious duty
- iti
- thus
- dharma-vidā
- by the knower of religion
- tvayā
- You
- uktam
- spoken
- astu
- let it be
- evam
- like that
- etat
- this
- upadeśa
- of this instruction
- pade
- to the real object
- tvayi
- You
- īśe
- O Lord
- preṣṭhaḥ
- the dearmost
- bhavān
- You
- tanu-bhṛtām
- for all embodied living beings
- kila
- certainly
- bandhuḥ
- the close relative
- ātmā
- the very Self
Our dear Kṛṣṇa, as an expert in religion You have advised us that the proper religious duty for women is to faithfully serve their husbands, children and other relatives. We agree that this principle is valid, but actually this service should be rendered to You. After all, O Lord, You are the dearmost friend of all embodied souls. You are their most intimate relative and indeed their very Self.