Shloka 18
Teaching of Karma-yoga
Student Conduct, Vedic Study, and Gāyatrī Supremacy
आतर्जनं परीवादं स्त्रीप्रेक्षालंभनं तथा । परोपघातं पैशुन्यं प्रयत्नेन विवर्जयेत्
ātarjanaṃ parīvādaṃ strīprekṣālaṃbhanaṃ tathā | paropaghātaṃ paiśunyaṃ prayatnena vivarjayet
आतर्जनं परीवादं स्त्रीप्रेक्षालम्भनं तथा; परोपघातं पैशुन्यं च प्रयत्नेन विवर्जयेत्।
Unspecified (didactic injunction within the Svargakhaṇḍa narrative context)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Sandhi Resolution Notes: No major external sandhi; compounds: स्त्रीप्रेक्षालम्भनम्, परोपघातम्.
FAQs
It lists intimidation, slander, lustful staring and harassment of women, harming others, and malicious gossip intended to create discord.
It presents practical sadācāra (right conduct) as dharma—restraint in speech, non-violence in action, and purity of intention toward others.
Dharma requires disciplined self-control: avoid speech that injures, actions that harm, and attitudes that objectify or exploit—especially toward women and the vulnerable.