Shloka 29

धर्मनिन्दा–धर्मोपासनाफलम् तथा साध्वाचारलक्षणम्

Fruits of Disparaging vs. Observing Dharma; Marks of Good Conduct

Devanagari script

ऋतुकालाभिगामी च नियतो नियताशन: । चोक्षश्नोक्षजनान्वेषी शेषान्नकृतभोजन:

Transliteration

ṛtukālābhigāmī ca niyato niyatāśanaḥ | cokṣaśnokṣajanānveṣī śeṣānna-kṛtabhojanaḥ ||

Translation

Śrī Maheśvara sprach: „Er soll sich seiner Gattin nur zur rechten Zeit nähern, diszipliniert bleiben und maßvoll essen. Er soll sich der Ausschweifung in sinnlichen Genüssen enthalten, nicht nach Frauen suchen und seine Mahlzeit erst dann zu sich nehmen, wenn feststeht, dass er den Rest (nach den gebührenden Opfergaben und den Anteilen der anderen) verzehrt.“

Word by Word

ऋतुकालाभिगामीone who approaches (his wife) in the proper season

चand

नियतःdisciplined, restrained

नियताशनःone of regulated diet/food

चand

उक्षश्नःone who eats (only) after sprinkling/after offering (food); a restrained eater

उक्षजनान्वेषीone who seeks/associates with the righteous (lit. ‘sprinkled/purified people’)

शेषान्नकृतभोजनःone who eats food made from leftovers (remnant-food)

Speaker

श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śrī Maheśvara (Śiva)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches disciplined householder conduct: sexual relations only at the prescribed time (ṛtukāla), moderation and regulation in food, avoidance of lust-driven pursuit, and eating only after fulfilling prior duties such as offerings and serving others.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śrī Maheśvara is laying down behavioral norms as part of a dharma-instruction sequence, describing the marks of a restrained, duty-oriented person—especially in matters of sexuality and daily consumption.