Shloka 14
Prohibitions and Rules of Right Conduct (Ācāra): Theft, Speech, Purity, Residence, and Social Boundaries
याचनं योनिसंबंधं सहवासं च भाषणम् । कुर्वाणः पतते नित्यं तस्माद्यत्नेन वर्जयेत्
yācanaṃ yonisaṃbaṃdhaṃ sahavāsaṃ ca bhāṣaṇam | kurvāṇaḥ patate nityaṃ tasmādyatnena varjayet
جو مانگنے (گداگری)، جنسی تعلق، ساتھ رہائش اور بے تکلف گفتگو میں مبتلا ہو، وہ لازماً گرتا ہے؛ اس لیے کوشش کے ساتھ ان سے پرہیز کرنا چاہیے۔
Unspecified (narratorial/ethical instruction within Svarga-khaṇḍa context)
Concept: Guarding the senses—especially speech and sexual conduct—prevents spiritual downfall.
Application: Avoid manipulative asking/begging, flirtatious or intimate talk that erodes boundaries, and situations of cohabitation/association that inflame desire; cultivate deliberate avoidance (yatnena) and substitute with satsanga and regulated habits.
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A contemplative sage stands at a crossroads where four shadowy paths—solicitation, illicit intimacy, cohabitation, and seductive speech—descend into a misty chasm labeled ‘patana’. On the safe path, a lamp of discernment glows as the sage turns away, holding a japa-mālā and a lotus, symbolizing deliberate restraint.","primary_figures":["a dharma-upadeśaka ṛṣi (teacher-sage)","a cautious gṛhastha seeker (listener figure)","allegorical shadow-forms of temptation"],"setting":"A liminal forest-edge near a small hermitage with a tulasī planter and a simple altar to Viṣṇu; a forked path leading toward light and toward fog.","lighting_mood":"forest dappled transitioning into divine radiance on the restrained path","color_palette":["sandalwood beige","smoky indigo","lamp-flame amber","leaf green","lotus pink"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a central sage with serene face holding japa-mālā and lotus, standing before a small Viṣṇu altar; to one side, four dark vignette-panels show temptation motifs (coins for solicitation, entwined silhouettes for illicit union, a shared bed for cohabitation, whispering mouths for intimate speech) fading into a chasm; heavy gold leaf halo around the sage and the altar lamp, rich crimson and emerald borders, gem-studded ornaments on the altar, traditional South Indian iconographic symmetry.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: a quiet Himalayan hermitage scene with delicate brushwork; the seeker at a forked path, one path bright with a small Viṣṇu shrine and tulasī pot, the other path dissolving into bluish mist with faint silhouettes of temptation; refined facial features, lyrical trees and distant hills, cool palette with warm lamp accents.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines and natural pigments; the sage in ochre and green near a stylized shrine lamp, with four symbolic temptation emblems arranged as a cautionary mandala; large expressive eyes, temple-wall aesthetic, red-yellow-green dominance with indigo shadows.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: a devotional courtyard with lotus motifs and ornate floral borders; a small Viṣṇu symbol (śaṅkha-cakra) above a tulasī planter; the ‘avoidance’ theme shown through four decorative but subdued panels of temptation outside the central sanctified space; deep blues and gold, intricate vines, peacocks kept at the border to suggest vigilance."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["soft temple bells","even japa murmurs","forest birds","gentle silence between pādas"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: योनिसंबंधं = योनि-सम्बन्धम्; तस्माद्यत्नेन = तस्मात् यत्नेन.
FAQs
It warns against solicitation (importuning), sexual association, cohabitation, and intimate or tempting conversation, presenting them as causes of moral/spiritual decline.
The verse emphasizes vigilant self-restraint: avoid situations and behaviors that trigger attachment and loss of discipline, and do so intentionally (yatnena).
It functions as practical caution—identifying common gateways to downfall and recommending deliberate avoidance as a protective discipline.