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Shloka 53

कल्मषापहर-कीर्तनम् / Kīrtana for the Removal of Impurity

जो दुराचारी, दुर्बुद्धि एवं मूढ़ मनुष्य पशु आदिकी योनिमें मैथुन करते हैं, वे पुरुषोंमें नपुंसक होते हैं ।।

paśūṃś ca ye ghātayanti ye caiva gurutalpagaḥ | prakīrṇa-maithunā ye ca klībā jāyanti te naraḥ ||

Махешвара возвещает, что мужчины, совершающие тяжкие половые и нравственные преступления — такие как побуждение к убийству животных, осквернение ложа учителя или беспорядочные соития, — считаются рождающимися как klība (с половым изъяном/импотентные). Этот стих служит нравственным предостережением: деяния, нарушающие дхарму, особенно насилие и распутство, поучают, приносят мучительные последствия в самом телесном состоянии.

पशूंश्चanimals
पशूंश्च:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपशु
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
येwho
ये:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
घातयन्तिcause to be killed / have killed
घातयन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootहन् (घातयति = caus.)
FormPresent, 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada, Causative (ṇijanta)
येwho
ये:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
एवindeed
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
गुरुतल्पगाःthose who go to the guru's bed (violators of the teacher's bed)
गुरुतल्पगाः:
Karta
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootगुरुतल्पग
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
प्रकीर्णमैथुनाःthose who have indiscriminate sexual intercourse
प्रकीर्णमैथुनाः:
Karta
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootप्रकीर्णमैथुन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
येwho
ये:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
क्लीबाःimpotent / eunuchs
क्लीबाः:
Karta
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootक्लीब
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
जायन्तिare born / become
जायन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootजन्
FormPresent, 3rd, Plural, Atmanepada
तेthey
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
नराःmen
नराः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural

श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच

Ś
Śrī-Maheśvara (speaker)
G
guru (teacher, as a moral authority)
P
paśu (animals)

Educational Q&A

The verse teaches that severe violations of dharma—especially causing animal slaughter, violating the guru’s bed, and promiscuous/illicit sexual conduct—lead to grave karmic consequences, here expressed as being born klība (sexually impaired/impotent).

Śrī Maheśvara is delivering a moral-legal pronouncement within Anuśāsana Parva, listing specific transgressions and stating their adverse result, as part of broader instruction on conduct and the fruits of actions.