Shloka 45
Prohibitions and Rules of Right Conduct (Ācāra): Theft, Speech, Purity, Residence, and Social Boundaries
न नग्नां स्त्रियमीक्षेत पुरुषं वा कदाचन । न च मूत्रं पुरीषं वा न च संसृष्टमैथुनम्
na nagnāṃ striyamīkṣeta puruṣaṃ vā kadācana | na ca mūtraṃ purīṣaṃ vā na ca saṃsṛṣṭamaithunam
Никогда не следует смотреть на обнажённую женщину или на обнажённого мужчину. Не следует также смотреть на мочу и испражнения, и на совокупление, когда оно совершается.
Not specified in the provided excerpt (contextual speaker not determinable from a single verse alone).
Concept: Protecting the mind by guarding the eyes: avoid sights that inflame kama or degrade sattva; purity is maintained by selective perception.
Application: Reduce exposure to sexualized imagery and degrading content; practice respectful boundaries and privacy; cultivate clean surroundings and clean media diet.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Inside a quiet ashram corridor, a student lowers his gaze respectfully as figures pass behind a translucent curtain, preserving privacy and modesty. Nearby, a cleansing area is kept discreet and screened, emphasizing the dharmic architecture of restraint and cleanliness.","primary_figures":["gurukula student","elder teacher (silhouette)"],"setting":"ashram/gurukula with screened inner quarters, water pots, and simple architecture","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit, subdued and modest","color_palette":["warm ochre","lamp-gold","earth brown","cotton white","deep maroon"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: an ashram interior with gold-leaf lamp glow; a student with downcast eyes in respectful posture; ornate yet restrained borders, rich reds and greens, symbolic curtain panels indicating modesty, traditional jewelry minimal, emphasis on dharmic decorum.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate courtyard scene with delicate lines; a young student averts gaze, hands folded; soft pastel walls, fine textile curtain, gentle shadows, refined expressions conveying modesty and self-control.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines; stylized ashram hallway with screened spaces; the student in profile with large eyes turned downward; warm red/yellow/green pigments, rhythmic patterns on pillars, lamp motif central.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: symbolic composition—lotus border and floral motifs framing a central figure practicing drishti-samyama; deep blue background with gold highlights, peacocks at corners, narrative panels suggesting purity and restraint without explicit depiction."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"authoritative","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["soft temple bell","footsteps on stone","water poured for cleansing","hushed ambience"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: striyamīkṣeta = striyam + īkṣeta; saṃsṛṣṭamaithunam treated as compound saṃsṛṣṭa-maithunam.
FAQs
It teaches restraint and modesty in perception—avoiding indecent sights and impure or socially inappropriate scenes as part of disciplined conduct (ācāra) and purity (śauca).
It frames purity not only as physical cleanliness but also as sensory discipline—what one chooses to look at is treated as part of maintaining inner and outer cleanliness.
It does not address sexuality as a moral category in general; it specifically prohibits watching sexual intercourse in progress, emphasizing propriety, privacy, and self-control.