Shloka 7
Adhyaya 2 — The Lineage of Garuda and the Birth of the Wise Birds: Kanka and Kandhara
स्त्रीसन्निकर्षे तिष्ठन्तं कस्मान्मामुपसर्पसि ।
नैष धर्मः सुबुद्धीनां मिथो निष्पाद्यवस्तुषु ॥
strīsannikarṣe tiṣṭhantaṃ kasmān mām upasarpasi |
naiṣa dharmaḥ subuddhīnāṃ mitho niṣpādyavastuṣu ||
“เมื่อเจ้าอยู่ใกล้สตรีแล้ว เหตุใดจึงเข้ามาหาเราด้วยอาการเช่นนี้? นี่มิใช่ธรรมของบัณฑิต—การหมกมุ่นในเรื่องที่พึงเสพร่วมกัน (กิจแห่งกาม)。”
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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.