Shloka 52

कल्मषापहर-कीर्तनम् / Kīrtana for the Removal of Impurity

Devanagari script

ये तु मूढा दुराचारा वियोनौ मैथुने रता: । पुरुषेषु सुदुष्प्रज्ञा क्लीबत्वमुपयान्ति ते

Transliteration

ye tu mūḍhā durācārā viyonau maithune ratāḥ | puruṣeṣu suduṣprajñā klībatvam upayānti te ||

Translation

ମହାଦେବ କହିଲେ—ଯେମାନେ ମୂଢ଼ ଓ ଦୁରାଚାରୀ, ଅୟୋନି/ବିପରୀତ ମୈଥୁନରେ ରତ, ଏବଂ ପୁରୁଷମାନଙ୍କ ବିଷୟରେ ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ବିକୃତ ବୁଦ୍ଧି ଧାରଣ କରନ୍ତି—ସେମାନେ କ୍ଳୀବତ୍ୱ (ନପୁଂସକତା)କୁ ପ୍ରାପ୍ତ ହୁଅନ୍ତି।

Word by Word

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• मूढाः: deluded/foolish
• मूढाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मूढ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• दुराचाराः: evil-doers/of bad conduct
• दुराचाराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुराचार
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वियोनौ: in an unnatural/other-than-womb (place)
• वियोनौ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वियोनि
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• मैथुने: in sexual intercourse
• मैथुने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मैथुन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• रताः: engaged/delighting (in)
• रताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• पुरुषेषु: among men/in men
• पुरुषेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• सुदुष्प्रज्ञाः: very ill-advised/of very bad understanding
• सुदुष्प्रज्ञाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुदुष्प्रज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• क्लीबत्वम्: impotence/effeminacy
• क्लीबत्वम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्लीबत्व
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• उपयान्ति: attain/come to
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-या
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrīmahēśvara (Mahādeva/Śiva)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

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.

What is happening in the narrative?

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.