Shloka 22
Strī-svabhāva-kathanam: Nārada–Pañcacūḍā-saṃvāda
Discourse on Dispassion via the Nārada–Pañcacūḍā Dialogue
न भयादथ वाक्रोशान्नार्थहेतोः कथंचन । न ज्ञातिकुलसम्बन्धास्त्रियस्तिष्ठंति भर्तृषु
na bhayādatha vākrośānnārthahetoḥ kathaṃcana | na jñātikulasambandhāstriyastiṣṭhaṃti bhartṛṣu
As mulheres não permanecem devotadas aos maridos por medo, nem por duras reprimendas, nem de modo algum por riqueza; tampouco ficam apenas por laços de parentesco e linhagem familiar.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It highlights that worldly relationships sustained by fear, gain, or social pressure are unstable; Shaiva teaching points the seeker toward a higher, steady refuge in devotion to Pati (Shiva), beyond changing pasha-bound motives.
By contrasting unreliable worldly supports with what is enduring, it implicitly directs the mind to the steadfast support of Saguna Shiva worship—Linga-upasana—where devotion is not transactional but rooted in reverence and inner transformation.
Cultivate non-transactional bhakti through daily japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple Linga worship with bhasma and water, training the mind to rest in Shiva rather than fear, wealth, or social compulsion.