Shloka 45
Rules of Purity (Shauca) — Rules of Purity (Śauca), Permissible Foods, and the Duties of the Householder and Forest-Dweller
नेक्षेत् परस्त्रियं नग्नां न संभाषेन तस्करान् उद्क्यादर्शनं स्पर्शं संभाषं च विवर्जयेत्
nekṣet parastriyaṃ nagnāṃ na saṃbhāṣena taskarān udkyādarśanaṃ sparśaṃ saṃbhāṣaṃ ca vivarjayet
Man soll die Frau eines anderen nicht nackt ansehen und nicht mit Dieben sprechen. Man meide das Sehen, Berühren und Gespräch mit einer menstruierenden Frau (udakyā).
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FAQs
Dharma is protected by guarding the senses and one’s company: avoid situations that inflame desire (improper gaze), normalize crime (talk with thieves), or violate purity rules (contact with udakyā per traditional norms).
Ācāra/dharma instruction (conduct and purity) embedded within Purāṇic teaching; ancillary to the core five marks, but commonly present as guidance sustaining righteous social order tied to vamśa and kingship.
The triad ‘seeing–touching–speaking’ maps escalation from mental contact to social entanglement; the verse cautions that dharmic downfall often begins with small permissions at the level of perception and association.