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Shloka 85

Adhyaya 51Yaksha Injunctions: Graha-Children and Female Spirits Causing Domestic and Ritual Disruptions

समाविशन्ति नाशाय चोदयन्तीह दारुणम् ।

अधर्मं धर्मरूपेण कामञ्चाकामरूपिणम् ॥

samāviśanti nāśāya codayantīha dāruṇam / adharmaṃ dharma-rūpeṇa kāmaṃ cākāma-rūpiṇam

Mereka masuk demi kebinasaan dan di sini menggerakkan yang mengerikan—adharma dengan kedok dharma, dan kāma dengan kedok tanpa-keinginan.

Not explicit in provided excerpt; continuation of the allegorical warning
DharmaMoral deceptionDiscernment (viveka)Psychology of temptation