Shloka 47
Kāṣṭhīla-Upākhyāna: Rākṣasī, Spear-Śakti, and Kāśī as Śakti-kṣetra
स कथं देवपत्नीगः श्मशानाशुभचेष्टितः । तस्माद्द्विज सदाचारो निषेव्यो विधिना विधिः ॥ ४७ ॥
sa kathaṃ devapatnīgaḥ śmaśānāśubhaceṣṭitaḥ | tasmāddvija sadācāro niṣevyo vidhinā vidhiḥ || 47 ||
How, then, can one who keeps company with the wives of the gods engage in inauspicious cremation-ground practices? Therefore, O twice-born one, proper conduct (sadācāra) must be followed, and the prescribed rites must be performed according to due rule.
Narada (teaching in a dharma-instruction context; traditionally within Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue flow)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka (fear)
FAQs
It emphasizes that spiritual life must be grounded in sadācāra (right conduct) and regulated vidhi (scriptural procedure), warning against adopting impure, inauspicious practices that contradict dharma.
By insisting on disciplined, rule-based practice, it supports bhakti as a pure and sattvic path—devotion is strengthened when one avoids adharmic environments and follows prescribed dharmic conduct.
It points to Kalpa (ritual procedure) and Dharma-vidhi—performing rites exactly “according to rule” (vidhinā), which is a core application of Vedic ritual science.