Shloka 15

Devanagari script

अनावृता: स्त्रिय: सर्वा नराश्न वरवर्णिनि । स्वभाव एष लोकानां विकारोडन्य इति स्मृत:,वरवर्णिनि! मेरे लिये सभी स्त्रियाँ और पुरुष आवरणरहित हैं; क्योंकि मैं सबका साक्षी हूँ। जो अन्य सब विकार हैं, यह तो प्राकृत मनुष्योंका स्वभाव माना गया है

Transliteration

anāvṛtāḥ striyaḥ sarvā narāś ca varavarṇini | svabhāva eṣa lokānāṁ vikāro 'nya iti smṛtaḥ ||

Translation

Sūrya said: “O fair-complexioned lady, for me all women and all men are without any covering, for I am the witness of all. As for the other changes and distortions of conduct, this—being seen as such—is remembered as the natural disposition of ordinary people.”

Word by Word

अनावृताःuncovered, without veil

स्त्रियःwomen

सर्वाःall

नराःmen

चand

वरवर्णिनिO fair-complexioned lady

स्वभावःnature, inherent disposition

एषःthis

लोकानाम्of people, of the world

विकारःchange, modification, aberration

अन्यःother

इतिthus (quotative)

स्मृतःis considered/remembered (as)

Speaker

सूर्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sūrya

varavarṇinī (addressed woman)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Sūrya asserts an all-seeing moral perspective: nothing is truly hidden from the cosmic witness. He also frames many behavioral ‘distortions’ as arising from ordinary human nature (svabhāva), implying the need for self-restraint and dharmic awareness despite such tendencies.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sūrya addresses a woman directly, explaining that to him all beings are ‘uncovered’ because he is the universal witness. He then comments on how people’s various moral lapses or changes in conduct are commonly regarded as part of worldly human disposition.