Shloka 27
तृष्णाक्षय-उपदेशः
Instruction on the Cessation of Craving
न वीर पत्नीं विहरेत नारीं न चापि नारीमनृतावाह्दयीत । भायब्रितं ह्यात्मनि धारयीत तथास्योपस्थद्वारगुप्तिर्भवेत
na vīra patnīṁ viharet nārīṁ na cāpi nārīm anṛtāv āhvayīta | bhāryā-vrataṁ hy ātmani dhārayīta tathāsyopastha-dvāra-guptir bhavet, vīra yudhiṣṭhira ||
Sinabi ni Kapila: “O bayani, ang lalaki’y dapat magpakasaya lamang sa kanyang legal na asawa, hindi sa babae ng iba. Maging ang sariling asawa man, huwag niyang tawagin para sa pagsasama kung hindi ito nasa nararapat na panahon. Itanim at panghawakan sa loob ang panatang katapatan sa iisang asawa; sa gayon, mababantayan ang ‘tarangkahan ng pagnanasa ng laman’—O magiting na Yudhiṣṭhira.”
कपिल उवाच
Educational Q&A
Kapila teaches sexual ethics for a householder: avoid other women, approach even one’s own wife with restraint and propriety, and maintain an inner vow of fidelity; such self-control protects one’s chastity and moral integrity.
In Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma, the sage Kapila addresses King Yudhiṣṭhira, laying down a rule of conduct for household life—emphasizing monogamous fidelity and disciplined sexual behavior as part of righteous living.