Shloka 32
Munipraśna-varṇana
Description of the Sages’ Inquiry
स्त्रियश्च प्रायशो भ्रष्टा भर्त्रवज्ञानकारिकाः । श्वशुरद्रो हकारिण्यो निर्भया मलिनाशनाः
striyaśca prāyaśo bhraṣṭā bhartravajñānakārikāḥ | śvaśuradro hakāriṇyo nirbhayā malināśanāḥ
Die Frauen gerieten zumeist vom Dharma ab und begegneten ihren Gatten mit Verachtung. Selbst gegen Älteste wie den Schwiegervater wurden sie feindselig; ohne Zügel und ohne Scham gingen sie furchtlos umher und warfen alle Sittsamkeit und Reinheit von sich.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Cosmic Event: Kali-yuga social inversion presented as symptom of māyā’s binding power
FAQs
It depicts social and ethical decline as a symptom of weakening dharma, preparing the listener for Shiva’s remedy—restoring inner purity (śauca), restraint, and devotion, which Shaiva Siddhanta treats as prerequisites for grace (anugraha) and liberation.
By highlighting disorder and loss of modesty, the text points toward Saguna Shiva worship—Linga-pūjā, mantra, and disciplined conduct—as stabilizing practices that purify the mind and re-establish dharma, making one fit to approach Shiva as Pati (the Lord).
The implied takeaway is purification and restraint through Shiva-upāsanā—regular japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), application of Tripuṇḍra (bhasma), and steady devotional discipline to counter inner impurity and fearlessness born of shamelessness.