Shloka 27
तृष्णाक्षय-उपदेशः
Instruction on the Cessation of Craving
न वीर पत्नीं विहरेत नारीं न चापि नारीमनृतावाह्दयीत । भायब्रितं ह्यात्मनि धारयीत तथास्योपस्थद्वारगुप्तिर्भवेत
na vīra patnīṁ viharet nārīṁ na cāpi nārīm anṛtāv āhvayīta | bhāryā-vrataṁ hy ātmani dhārayīta tathāsyopastha-dvāra-guptir bhavet, vīra yudhiṣṭhira ||
قال كابيلا: «يا بطل، ليكن تمتّع الرجل بزوجته الشرعية وحدها، لا بامرأة غيره. وحتى زوجته لا يدعوها إلى الوصال إذا لم تكن في وقتها اللائق. وليثبت في باطنه نذر الوفاء لزوجة واحدة؛ فبذلك تُحرس “بوابة العورة”—باب الشهوة—يا يودهيشثيرا الشجاع».
कपिल उवाच
Educational Q&A
Kapila teaches sexual ethics for a householder: avoid other women, approach even one’s own wife with restraint and propriety, and maintain an inner vow of fidelity; such self-control protects one’s chastity and moral integrity.
In Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma, the sage Kapila addresses King Yudhiṣṭhira, laying down a rule of conduct for household life—emphasizing monogamous fidelity and disciplined sexual behavior as part of righteous living.