Shloka 26
Rudra-Śiva: Names, Two Natures, and the Logic of Epithets (रुद्रनाम-बहुरूपत्व-प्रकरणम्)
परदारेष्वसंसर्गो न्यासस्त्रीपरिरक्षणम् । अदत्तादानविरमो मधुमांसस्य वर्जनम्
paradāreṣv asaṁsargo nyāsastrīparirakṣaṇam | adattādānaviramo madhumāṁsasya varjanam ||
圣大自在天说道：“当与他人之妻绝不相交；当护持托付于己之女子；当止息取用未被正当授予之物；并当戒绝蜜与肉。”
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse lists key restraints (yamas) of dharmic conduct: avoid involvement with another’s spouse, faithfully protect what (and whom) is entrusted to you, do not take or use what has not been properly given, and practice dietary restraint by avoiding honey and meat.
In Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction-focused setting, Śrī Maheśvara is presented as delivering concise ethical injunctions—practical rules meant to uphold social order, personal purity, and trustworthiness.