Shloka 64
Vānaprastha-dharma and Tapas: Śiva–Umā Saṃvāda
Forest-Stage Discipline and Austerity
वर्षाणि षडशीतिं तु दुर्वत्ता: कुलपांसना: । स्त्रिय: सर्वा्न दुर्वत्ता: प्रतिमेहन्ति या रविम्
varṣāṇi ṣaḍaśītiṁ tu durvattāḥ kulapāṁsanāḥ | striyaḥ sarvān durvattāḥ pratimehanti yā ravim ||
Śakra said: “For eighty-six years, those women—of wicked conduct, the disgrace of their lineage—have all been immoral; they even commit the outrage of urinating toward the Sun.”
शक्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse condemns extreme breaches of proper conduct (ācāra) and reverence, presenting disrespect toward the Sun as a marker of deep moral degradation and familial disgrace.
Indra (Śakra) speaks in denunciation, characterizing certain women as long-standing wrongdoers and citing a shocking act—urinating toward the Sun—to emphasize their impiety and unethical behavior.