Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 13.58
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13.58.1
श्रुतं नराणां चापल्यं परस्त्रीषु प्रजायताम् ।
प्रमदानां तु चापल्ये दोषमिच्छामि वेदितुम् ॥ १३.५८.१ ॥
I have heard of the wantonness of men toward other men's wives; but I wish to learn the fault that lies in the wantonness of women.
13.58.2
एकवर्णे विदोषं तु गमनं पूर्वकालिकम् ।
धाता च समनुज्ञातो विष्णुना तत्तथाऽकरोत् ॥ १३.५८.२ ॥
Union within one and the same class has been faultless since ancient times, and the Creator, having been permitted by Viṣṇu, so arranged it.
13.58.3
भगलिङ्गे महाप्राज्ञ पूर्वमेव प्रजापतिः ।
ससर्ज ताभ्यां संयोगमनुज्ञातश्चकार सः ॥ १३.५८.३ ॥
O greatly wise one, formerly the Lord of Creatures created union for the vulva and the phallus, and having been permitted, he so established it.
13.58.4
अथ विष्णुप्रसादेन भगो दत्तवरः किल ।
तेन चैव प्रसादेन सर्वांल्लोकानुपाश्नुते ॥ १३.५८.४ ॥
Then, by the grace of Viṣṇu, Bhaga was given a boon; and by that same grace he attains all the worlds.
13.58.5
तस्मात्तु पुरुषे दोषो ह्यधिको नात्र संशयः ।
विना गर्भं सवर्णेषु न त्याज्या गमनात्स्त्रियः ॥ १३.५८.५ ॥
Therefore the greater fault lies with the man, of this there is no doubt; women of the same class, when no child has been conceived, should not be abandoned on account of intercourse.
13.58.6
प्रायश्चित्तं यथान्यायं दण्डं कुर्यात्स पण्डितः ।
श्वभिर्वा दंशनं स्नानं सवनत्रितयं निशि ॥ १३.५८.६ ॥
The wise man should perform expiation and penance according to the rule: being bitten by dogs, bathing, and the threefold libation at night.
13.58.7
भूमौ च भस्मशयनं दानं भोगविवर्जितम् ।
दोषगौरवतः कालो द्रव्यगौरवमेव च।
मर्यादा स्थापिता पूर्वमिति तीर्थान्तरं गते ॥ १३.५८.७ ॥
Lying on the ground, lying in ashes, giving gifts, abstaining from enjoyment, the duration according to the weight of the fault, and the weight of the gift substance — this boundary was established long ago for one who has gone to another sacred place.
13.58.8
तद्योषितीं तु दीर्घायो नास्ति दोषो व्यतिक्रमे ।
भगतीर्थान्तरे शुद्धो विष्णोस्तु वचनादिह ॥ १३.५८.८ ॥
Therefore, O long-lived one, there is no fault in a woman's transgression; when she has gone to the Bhaga sacred place, she is purified here by the word of Viṣṇu.
13.58.9
रक्ष्याश्चैवान्यसंवादैरन्यगेहाद्विचक्षणैः ।
आसां शुद्धौ विशेषेण कर्मणां फलमश्नुते ॥ १३.५८.९ ॥
The wise should guard these women from conversation with others and from another's house; in their purity, above all, one obtains the fruit of rites.
13.58.10
नैता वाच्या न वै वध्या न क्लेश्याः शुभमिच्छता ।
विष्णुप्रसादादित्येव भगस्तीर्थान्तरं गतः।
मासिमासि ऋतुस्तासां दुष्कृतान्यपकर्षति ॥ १३.५८.१० ॥
One who desires welfare should not reproach them, nor slay them, nor torment them; by the grace of Viṣṇu alone Bhaga has gone to another sacred place. Month by month the menstrual cycle removes their evil deeds.
13.58.11
स्त्रियस्तोषकरा नॄणां स्त्रियः पुष्टिप्रदाः सदा ।
पुत्रसेतुप्रतिष्ठाश्च स्त्रियो लोके महाद्युते ॥ १३.५८.११ ॥
Women bring contentment to men; women are always givers of nourishment. O radiant one, in the world women are the foundation of the bridge of offspring.