Shloka 39
धर्मनिन्दा–धर्मोपासनाफलम् तथा साध्वाचारलक्षणम्
Fruits of Disparaging vs. Observing Dharma; Marks of Good Conduct
ग्राम्यधर्म न सेवेत स्वच्छन्देनार्थकोविद: । ऋतुकाले तु धर्मात्मा पत्नीमुपशयेत् सदा
grāmyadharmaṁ na seveta svacchandenārthakovidaḥ | ṛtukāle tu dharmātmā patnīm upaśayeta sadā ||
Wika ni Maheshvara: “Ang taong bihasa sa pag-unawa sa tunay na kapakinabangan ay hindi dapat, ayon sa sariling kapritso, magpakalunod sa ‘makamundong’ gawang seksuwal. Sa halip, bilang tapat sa dharma, lumapit at makipagsiping lamang siya sa asawa sa tamang panahon nito (panahong mabunga), at palaging panatilihin ang pagpipigil na ito.”
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches disciplined household sexuality: avoid pleasure-driven, self-willed indulgence, and approach one’s wife in accordance with dharma—traditionally, chiefly during her ṛtukāla (fertile period), emphasizing restraint and purposeful conduct.
Śrī Maheśvara is giving a normative instruction on gṛhastha-dharma (householder ethics), defining ‘grāmyadharma’ as worldly sexual indulgence and prescribing regulated conjugal conduct aligned with righteousness and prudence.