Shloka 114
गृहस्थस्य सदाचारः: शौच, तर্পण, वैश्वदेव, अतिथिधर्म, भोजन-विधि, संध्योपासन, ऋतु-धर्मः
नास्नातां तु स्त्रियं गच्छेन् नातुरां न रजस्वलाम् नानिष्टां न प्रकुपितां नाप्रशस्तां न गर्भिणीम्
nāsnātāṃ tu striyaṃ gacchen nāturāṃ na rajasvalām nāniṣṭāṃ na prakupitāṃ nāpraśastāṃ na garbhiṇīm
যি স্ত্ৰী স্নান নকৰা, যি অসুস্থ, যি ৰজঃস্বলা—তাইৰ ওচৰলৈ নাযাব; যি অনিচ্ছুক, যি ক্ৰুদ্ধ, যি অনুপযুক্ত বুলি গণ্য, বা যি গৰ্ভৱতী—তাইৰ ওচৰলৈও নাযাব।
Sage Parāśara (in instruction to Maitreya)
FAQs
The verse frames intimate approach as governed by dharma—physical cleanliness, health, and propriety—so personal conduct supports social and ritual order aligned with Vishnu’s sustaining power.
Parāśara lists specific prohibitions as practical ācāra for the householder, emphasizing self-control, appropriateness, and avoiding harm or impropriety in domestic life.
Though Vishnu is not named in the verse, the teaching reflects Vaishnava dharma: living in harmony with the cosmic order upheld by Vishnu, where ethical discipline becomes a form of reverence to the Supreme Sustainer.