Shloka 74
The Account of Women
Householder Ethics, Fault, Merit, and Govinda-Nāma as Purification
प्रवक्ष्यामि यथातथ्यं शृणु विप्र यथार्थतः । आपणांतरमामिष्यं भक्षयेन्न कदाचन
pravakṣyāmi yathātathyaṃ śṛṇu vipra yathārthataḥ | āpaṇāṃtaramāmiṣyaṃ bhakṣayenna kadācana
நான் உண்மையின்படியே கூறுகிறேன்—ஓ விப்ரா, சரியான பொருளுடன் கவனமாகக் கேள்: வாணிபம்/சந்தை வழியாகக் கிடைத்த மாம்சத்தை எப்போதும் உண்ணக் கூடாது.
Unspecified (narrative voice addressing a brāhmaṇa interlocutor)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: city
Sandhi Resolution Notes: āpaṇāṃtaramāmiṣyaṃ → āpaṇa-antaram āmiṣyam; bhakṣayenna → bhakṣayet na.
FAQs
It teaches a restraint regarding food: one should not consume meat that is connected with commerce or marketplace trade, framing it as an ongoing ethical prohibition.
It signals that a precise understanding of dharma is being given—an instruction meant to be taken carefully and applied as a clear rule of conduct.
Yes. By rejecting commercially sourced meat, it implicitly critiques livelihood and consumption tied to harm and commodification, aligning practice with dharmic restraint.