Shloka 3
Adhyaya 14 — The Messenger of Yama Explains Karmic Retribution and the Causes of Naraka Torments
वैदर्भो तव या पत्नी पीवरी नाम नामतः ।
ऋतुमत्याः ऋतुर्वन्ध्यस्त्वया तस्याः कृतः पुरा ॥
vaidarbho tava yā patnī pīvarī nāma nāmataḥ / ṛtumatyā ṛturvandhyastvayā tasyāḥ kṛtaḥ purā
Tu esposa de Vidarbha, llamada Pīvarī—cuando se hallaba en su estación fecunda (ṛtu)—hace mucho tú la volviste “estéril en el ṛtu”, es decir, frustraste y violaste su ṛtu legítimo.
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FAQs
Householder sexuality is framed as dharma-governed, not merely pleasure-governed. To obstruct or violate the rightful ṛtu is treated as harm to the procreative order and thus a serious ethical breach.
Ācāra/dharma instruction within narrative; not part of sarga/pratisarga/manvantara/vaṃśa/vaṃśānucarita.
Ṛtu symbolizes cosmic timing and harmony (ṛta). Violating ṛtu represents acting against the rhythm of dharma—hence the ‘small’ act becomes metaphysically weighty.