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 dit : «Pendant quatre-vingt-six ans, ces femmes—de conduite perverse, honte de leur lignée—ont toutes vécu dans l’immoralité ; elles vont jusqu’à commettre l’outrage d’uriner vers le Soleil.»
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.