Shloka 27
The Account of Women
Householder Ethics, Fault, Merit, and Govinda-Nāma as Purification
जारजः संकरः पापो नरके नियतं वसेत् । कीटजातौ गता जाताः पुनः सर्वे महीतले
jārajaḥ saṃkaraḥ pāpo narake niyataṃ vaset | kīṭajātau gatā jātāḥ punaḥ sarve mahītale
వ్యభిచారం వల్ల పుట్టిన పాపి నిశ్చయంగా నరకంలో నివసిస్తాడు. వారందరూ కీటక జన్మనెత్తి మళ్ళీ భూమిపై పుడతారు.
Unspecified (context-dependent within Adhyaya 52)
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Type: celestial_realm
FAQs
It teaches a karmic-ethical warning: adulterous procreation and resulting social/ritual disorder (saṃkara) are described as leading to severe suffering—hellish states and degraded rebirth—before returning again to human life on earth.
Yes. It presents a sequence: dwelling in hell (naraka), then falling into insect birth (kīṭa-jāti), and then being born again on earth (mahītala), implying a progression through painful states driven by karma.
The verse emphasizes sexual responsibility and adherence to dharma, presenting adultery and its outcomes as spiritually harmful actions that generate heavy negative karma and suffering across multiple births.