Shloka 31
Adhyaya 18 — Arjuna Declines the Throne; Garga Directs Him to Dattatreya; The Gods Defeat the Daityas through Dattatreya’s Vision and the Movement of Lakshmi
स्त्रीसम्भोगो हि दोषाय सातत्येनोपसेवितः ।
एवमुक्तास्ततो देवाḥ पुनर्वचनमब्रुवन् ॥
strī-sambhogo hi doṣāya sātatyenopasevitaḥ |
evam uktās tato devāḥ punar vacanam abruvan ||
A indulgência sexual com mulheres, quando buscada continuamente, de fato conduz à falta. Tendo sido dito isso, os deuses falaram novamente.
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FAQs
The emphasis is on repetition: continual indulgence strengthens attachment and weakens discernment. The teaching is not merely social but psychological—habit shapes character and spiritual capacity.
Ancillary dharma instruction within an Ākhyāna; not a direct sarga/pratisarga/manvantara/vaṃśa unit.
‘Sātatyena’ hints at saṃskāra formation: repeated acts deepen latent impressions, making liberation harder even if one possesses theoretical knowledge.