Shloka 66
Adhyaya 50 — Mind-Born Progeny, Svayambhuva Manu’s Lineage, and Brahmā’s Ordinance to Duḥsaha (Alakṣmī’s Retinue)
योषितोऽबिरता यत्र न वहिर्गमनोत्सुकाः ।
लज्जान्विताः सदा गेहं यक्ष तत्परिवर्जय ॥
yoṣito 'biratā yatra na vahirgamanotsukāḥ | lajjānvitāḥ sadā gehaṃ yakṣa tat parivarjaya ||
ഹേ യക്ഷാ! ഏത് ഗൃഹത്തിൽ സ്ത്രീകൾ വ്യഭിചാരിണികളല്ല, പുറത്തു സഞ്ചരിക്കാനുള്ള അത്യാഗ്രഹമില്ല, എന്നും ലജ്ജയും മര്യാദയും ഉള്ളവരായിരിക്കുമോ—ആ ഗൃഹം നീ ഒഴിവാക്കുക।
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FAQs
The passage reflects a classical dharma-text valuation of restraint and propriety as stabilizers of household life. Such restraint is framed as creating a boundary that harmful influences should not cross.
Social-ethical instruction; not a pancalakṣaṇa element.
‘Lajjā’ functions as inner guardianship—an internal boundary that prevents dissipation of attention and vitality; the home becomes symbolically ‘closed’ to predatory or chaotic forces.