Valmiki Ramayana 2.117.26: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 117, Shloka 26
अत्र्याश्रमगमनम् तथा अनसूयोपदेशः
Arrival at Atri’s Hermitage and Anasuya’s Counsel
प्राप्नुवन्त्य यशश्चैव धर्मभ्रंशं च मैथिलि ।
अकार्यवशमापन्नाः स्त्रियो याः खलु तद्विधाः ॥
prāpnuvanty ayaśaś caiva dharmabhraṃśaṃ ca maithili |
akāryavaśam āpannāḥ striyo yāḥ khalu tadvidhāḥ ||
हे मैथिली, ऐसी औरतें बुरी खाती हैं। लोग उनका बुरा करते हैं। धरम से भी गिर जाती हैं। क्योंकि वो गलत काम में फंस जाती हैं, जो होना नहीं चाहिए।
O Sita, those women under the control of unworthy acts are dislodged from the pathof righteousness and get infamy.
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Actions contrary to duty (akārya) lead to both social and spiritual consequences: loss of reputation and deviation from dharma.
Anasūyā warns Sītā by describing the downfall that follows when one becomes controlled by improper impulses and actions.
Saṃyama (discipline) and adherence to propriety (aucitya) as safeguards of dharma.
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