Shloka 60
Kāṣṭhīla-Upākhyāna: Rākṣasī, Spear-Śakti, and Kāśī as Śakti-kṣetra
निधिं स्त्रियै न कथयेदित्यादौ दोषवारणम् । उक्तं तद्धर्मजनकं धर्मसूक्ष्मत्वदर्शकम् ॥ ६० ॥
nidhiṃ striyai na kathayedityādau doṣavāraṇam | uktaṃ taddharmajanakaṃ dharmasūkṣmatvadarśakam || 60 ||
‘பெண்ணிடம் நிதியைச் சொல்ல வேண்டாம்’ போன்ற கூறுகளின் நோக்கம் குற்றமும் அபாயமும் தவிர்ப்பதே. அத்தகைய உபதேசம் தர்மத்தை வளர்க்கும்; தர்மத்தின் நுண்மையையும் வெளிப்படுத்தும்.
Narada (teaching in a dharma-explanatory context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It teaches that many scriptural prohibitions are protective guardrails meant to prevent doṣa (harmful consequences) and thereby cultivate dharma; it also trains the reader to recognize that dharma operates with subtle, context-sensitive reasoning.
By emphasizing doṣa-vāraṇa and careful conduct, it supports a sādhaka’s purity and steadiness—ethical restraint safeguards the mind, making devotional practice (bhakti) stable and less disturbed by conflict, loss, or blame.
It reflects a Vyākaraṇa/Mīmāṃsā-style interpretive principle: injunctions and prohibitions are often stated to prevent specific faults and must be understood with attention to purpose (prayojana) and context, revealing dharma’s sūkṣmatā.