Shloka 52
कल्मषापहर-कीर्तनम् / Kīrtana for the Removal of Impurity
ये तु मूढा दुराचारा वियोनौ मैथुने रता: । पुरुषेषु सुदुष्प्रज्ञा क्लीबत्वमुपयान्ति ते
ye tu mūḍhā durācārā viyonau maithune ratāḥ | puruṣeṣu suduṣprajñā klībatvam upayānti te ||
Mahādeva bersabda: “Namun mereka yang terpedaya dan berkelakuan rosak, yang bersenang-senang dalam persetubuhan secara tidak wajar, serta berakal sangat songsang terhadap kaum lelaki—orang demikian akan jatuh ke keadaan mati pucuk/keperempuanan.”
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames certain forms of sexual misconduct and deluded moral judgment as adharma and presents a consequential result—loss of virility/masculine capacity—expressed through the term klībatva.
Śrīmahēśvara is speaking in an instructive mode within Anuśāsana-parvan, delivering a moral-ethical admonition that links improper conduct (durācāra) and ‘unnatural’ sexual indulgence (viyonau maithune ratāḥ) with an adverse outcome.