Shloka 53
कल्मषापहर-कीर्तनम् / Kīrtana for the Removal of Impurity
जो दुराचारी, दुर्बुद्धि एवं मूढ़ मनुष्य पशु आदिकी योनिमें मैथुन करते हैं, वे पुरुषोंमें नपुंसक होते हैं ।।
paśūṃś ca ye ghātayanti ye caiva gurutalpagaḥ | prakīrṇa-maithunā ye ca klībā jāyanti te naraḥ ||
Maheshwara menyatakan: mereka yang menyebabkan pembantaian hewan, yang menodai ranjang guru (gurutalpa), dan yang melakukan hubungan seksual secara serampangan—orang-orang demikian dikatakan terlahir sebagai klība (impoten/terganggu secara seksual).
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that severe violations of dharma—especially causing animal slaughter, violating the guru’s bed, and promiscuous/illicit sexual conduct—lead to grave karmic consequences, here expressed as being born klība (sexually impaired/impotent).
Śrī Maheśvara is delivering a moral-legal pronouncement within Anuśāsana Parva, listing specific transgressions and stating their adverse result, as part of broader instruction on conduct and the fruits of actions.