Shloka 14
Adhyaya 34 — Madālāsā’s Instruction on Sadācāra (Householder Conduct, Purity, and Daily Rites)
प्रत्यवायभयात् काम्यस्तथान्यश्चाविरोधवान् ।
द्विधा कामोऽपि गदितस्त्रिवर्गस्याविरोधतः ॥
pratyavāyabhayāt kāmyas tathānyaś cāvirodhavān | dvidhā kāmo 'pi gaditas trivargasyāvirodhataḥ ||
काम्यं प्रात्यवायभयादारभ्यते, अपरं चाविरोधि (धर्मेण)। एवं कामोऽपि द्विविधः कथ्यते, त्रिवर्गाविरोधेन॥
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FAQs
Desire is not simply condemned; it is to be structured so it does not collide with dharma and artha. Even ‘kāmya’ actions are evaluated by whether they create pratyavāya or remain ethically non-conflicting.
Ethical/doctrinal classification; not pañcalakṣaṇa.
The passage implies an inner discernment: desire can be refined into a harmonizing force when subordinated to order (ṛta/dharma), rather than becoming a disruptive compulsion.