Shloka 886
Aṣṭāvakra–Strī-saṃvāda: Dhṛti, hospitality, and a dispute on autonomy
दूषितं धर्मशास्त्रजै: परदाराभिमर्शनम् | अष्टावक्र बोले--भद्रे! मैं परायी स्त्रीके साथ किसी तरह संसर्ग नहीं कर सकता; क्योंकि धर्मशास्त्रके विद्वानोंने परस्त्रीसमागमकी निन््दा की है
dūṣitaṃ dharmaśāstrajaiḥ paradārābhimarśanam |
Aṣṭāvakra berkata: “Pergaulan dengan isteri orang lain dikecam oleh para sarjana Dharmaśāstra; maka aku tidak dapat, dengan apa jua cara sekalipun, terlibat dalam hubungan demikian.”
अष्टावक्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sexual relations with another man’s wife are ethically blameworthy and explicitly censured by Dharmaśāstra authorities; therefore one should practice restraint and avoid such conduct.
Aṣṭāvakra states his refusal to engage with a ‘paradāra’ (another’s wife), grounding his stance in the normative judgment of Dharmaśāstra experts who condemn such intimacy.