Adi Parva 122.8
Rahular Itihasa / M. N. Dutt · Adi Parva Chapter 122 · Verse 8
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Sanskrit Original
स्त्रीणामनुग्रहकरः स हि धर्मः सनातनः। अस्मिंस्तु लोके न चिरान्मर्यादेयं शुचिस्मिते॥ स्थापिता येन यस्माच्च तन्मे विस्तरतः शृणु।
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O lady of sweet smiles, this eternal usage, very favourable to the women, had the sanction of antiquity; the present practice has been established only very lately. Hear, I shall narrate to you in detail who established it and why.