Shloka 44
Purusha-Strī-Lakṣaṇa (Samudrika-śāstra): Marks of Kingship, Wealth, Longevity, and Conduct
परदाररताः पीतैरूक्षैर्निः स्वा नरा मताः / तुषतुल्यनखाः क्लीबाः कुटिलैः स्फुटितैर्नराः
paradāraratāḥ pītairūkṣairniḥ svā narā matāḥ / tuṣatulyanakhāḥ klībāḥ kuṭilaiḥ sphuṭitairnarāḥ
Lelaki yang berseronok dengan isteri orang lain dikatakan akan menjadi pucat, kasar dan kehilangan kemakmuran. Kuku mereka menjadi seperti sekam; mereka menjadi lemah syahwat, dan tubuhnya bertanda bengkok serta merekah oleh penderitaan.
Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Concept: Paradāra-gamana (adultery) leads to visible karmic afflictions—loss of śrī (prosperity), bodily roughness, deformity, and impotence.
Vedantic Theme: Adharma binds the jīva through karma; sensory transgression produces tangible duḥkha and obscures sattva.
Application: Maintain marital fidelity and restraint (brahmacarya/indriya-nigraha); treat others’ spouses as protected by dharma; cultivate purity to preserve health and prosperity.
Primary Rasa: bibhatsa
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Related Themes: Garuda Purana, Preta-kalpa ethical/karma-phala sections describing bodily marks as consequences of conduct (adjacent verses in 1.65).
FAQs
This verse treats desire for another’s spouse as a grave adharma that ripens into visible suffering—loss of prosperity, bodily afflictions, and loss of virility—warning that private misconduct has karmic, public consequences.
By linking a specific sin (paradāra-rati) to specific results (poverty, deformity, debility), the text illustrates karma as a precise moral causality that shapes one’s embodied condition and future experience.
Guard conduct and intention in relationships, respect marital boundaries, and cultivate self-restraint (dama) and ethical living (dharma) to avoid harm to others and the karmic decline described here.