Shloka 1
Vipula’s Guru-Obedience, Divine Flowers, and the Peril of Others’ Oaths (विपुलोपाख्यानम्—पुष्पप्राप्तिः शपथ-प्रसङ्गश्च)
ऑपनआक्रात छा सं: एकोनचत्वारिशोड ध्याय: स्त्रियोंकी रक्षाके विषयमें युधिष्ठिरका प्रश्न युधिछिर उवाच इमे वै मानवा लोके स्त्रीषु सज्जन्त्यभीक्षणश: । मोहेन परमाविष्टा देवसृष्टेन पार्थिव
Yudhiṣṭhira uvāca: ime vai mānavā loke strīṣu sajjanty abhīkṣṇaśaḥ | mohena paramāviṣṭā devasṛṣṭena pārthiva ||
Yudhiṣṭhira disse: “Ó rei, neste mundo os homens repetidas vezes se apegam às mulheres. Dominados por uma poderosa ilusão—que parece ordenada pelo Criador—são atraídos, vez após vez, para esse fascínio.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames repeated male attachment as a powerful form of moha (delusion), implying the ethical need for vigilance, restraint, and dharmic regulation of desire—especially in discussions about social responsibility and protection.
Yudhiṣṭhira opens a query to the king he is addressing, observing that men are frequently drawn to women under a strong, seemingly divinely-ordained delusion, setting up a broader discussion on conduct and the protection of women.