Shloka 7
Adhyaya 2 — The Wise Birds
स्त्रीसन्निकर्षे तिष्ठन्तं कस्मान्मामुपसर्पसि ।
नैष धर्मः सुबुद्धीनां मिथो निष्पाद्यवस्तुषु ॥
strīsannikarṣe tiṣṭhantaṃ kasmān mām upasarpasi |
naiṣa dharmaḥ subuddhīnāṃ mitho niṣpādyavastuṣu ||
“నీవు స్త్రీ సమీపంలోనే ఉన్నప్పుడు, ఈ విధంగా నన్నెందుకు సమీపించుచున్నావు? ఇది జ్ఞానుల ధర్మము కాదు— పరస్పర సంభోగ్య విషయాలలో (కామవిషయాలలో) ప్రవృత్తి చెందుట।”
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FAQs
The verse cautions against impropriety and urges restraint and discernment in contexts involving sexual attraction or intimacy. “Subuddhi” (good judgment) is presented as the hallmark of dharmic conduct—avoiding actions driven by impulse, especially when another person is involved and mutual consent/consummation is implied.
This verse aligns most closely with ancillary dharma-upadeśa (ethical instruction) rather than the core pañcalakṣaṇa categories (sarga, pratisarga, vaṃśa, manvantara, vaṃśānucarita). It is part of the Purana’s didactic layer that accompanies narrative frames.
On an inner-reading, “approaching” in the presence of a distracting object symbolizes the mind’s tendency to chase secondary impulses rather than seek higher counsel or truth. The admonition points to mastery over sense-contact (indriya-saṃyama) as a prerequisite for receiving or transmitting dharmic knowledge.