Shloka 44
Rules of Purity (Shauca) — Rules of Purity (Śauca), Permissible Foods, and the Duties of the Householder and Forest-Dweller
परस्वे परदारे च न कार्या बुद्धिरुत्तमैः परस्वं नरकायैव परदाराश्च मृत्यवे
parasve paradāre ca na kāryā buddhiruttamaiḥ parasvaṃ narakāyaiva paradārāśca mṛtyave
ഉത്തമന്മാർ പരധനത്തിലും പരസ്ത്രീയിലും മനസ്സിടരുത്; പരധനം നരകത്തിലേക്കും പരസ്ത്രീ മരണമിലേക്കും നയിക്കുന്നു.
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FAQs
Ethical life begins at the level of intention (buddhi): even directing one’s mind toward theft or adultery is censured. The verse uses consequence-language (naraka/mṛtyu) to stress that social transgressions are also cosmic violations of ṛta/dharma.
This is dharma-śāstra-like instruction (ācāra) inserted into Purāṇic narration; it is not primarily cosmology (sarga/pratisarga) but normative guidance supporting righteous lineages and kingship (vamśānucarita milieu).
‘Parasva’ and ‘paradāra’ symbolize illegitimate appropriation—of resources and of relational bonds. ‘Naraka’ and ‘mṛtyu’ symbolize spiritual degradation and social self-destruction resulting from violating trust.