The Suffering Caused by Desire for Another’s Spouse – Shlok 29

पद्मनन्दि पंचविंशतिका धर्मोपदेशामृत श्लोक 29

Padmanandi Panchvinshatika Dharmopadeshamrit

२९) चिन्ताव्याकुलताभयारतिमतिभ्रंशातिदाहभ्रम-क्षुत्तृष्णाहतिरोगदुःखमरणान्येतान्यहो आसतम् । यान्यत्रैव परांगनाहितमतेस्तद्भूरि दुःखं चिरं श्वभ्रे भावि यदग्निदीपितवपुर्लोहांगनालिंगनात् ।।२९ ।।

टीका – अहो इत्याश्चर्ये। परांगनाहितमतेः पुरुषस्य परांगनासु आहिता मतिर्येन स तस्य परांगनाहितमतेः । एतानि दुःखानि। आसतां तिष्ठन्तु। तान्येव दर्शयति। चिन्ताव्याकुलताभयारतिमतिभ्रंशातिदाहभ्रमक्षुत्तृष्णाहतिरोगदुः खमरणानि। एतानि दुःखानि आसतां दूरे तिष्ठन्तु। यानि एतानि। अत्रैव जन्मनि भवन्ति। परजन्मनि श्वभ्रे नरके। चिरं चिरकालम्। तद्भूरि दुःखं भावि यद् दुःखं अग्निदीपितवपुर्लोहांगनालिंगनाद् भवति ॥ २९ ॥

अर्थ – परस्त्रीमें अनुरागबुद्धि रखनेवाले व्यक्तिको जो इसी जन्ममें चिन्ता, आकुलता, भय, द्वेषभाव, बुद्धिका विनाश, अत्यन्त संताप, भ्रान्ति, भूख, प्यास, आघात, रोगवेदना और मरणरूप दुःख प्राप्त होते हैं; ये तो दूर रहें। किन्तु परस्त्रीसेवनजनित पापके प्रभावसे जन्मान्तरमें नरकगतिके प्राप्त होनेपर अग्निमें तपायी हुई लोहमय स्त्रियोंके आलिंगनसे जो चिरकाल तक बहुत दुःख प्राप्त होनेवाला है उसकी ओर भी उसका ध्यान नहीं जाता, यह कितने आश्वर्यकी बात है ।। २९ ।।

English Translation

cintā-vyākulatā-bhayārati-mati-bhraṁśāti-dāha-bhrama-
kṣut-tṛṣṇā-hati-roga-duḥkha-maraṇāny etāny aho āsatām |
yāny atraiva parāṅganā-hita-mates tad bhūri duḥkhaṁ ciraṁ
śvabhre bhāvi yad agni-dīpita-vapur lohāṅganāliṅganāt || 29 ||

Ah! Let there remain far away the sufferings such as anxiety, agitation, fear, distress, loss of discernment, intense burning, delusion, hunger, thirst, injury, disease, and death—
all of which arise in this very life for one whose mind is attached to another’s wife.

But far more terrible is the suffering that awaits in the next birth—
where, in hell, one must endure long torment through the embrace of women formed of red-hot iron, their bodies blazing with fire.

How astonishing it is that one fails to reflect upon such dreadful consequences!

Explanation

This verse explains the terrible consequences of attachment to another’s spouse.

A person whose mind is drawn toward another’s partner suffers greatly even in this very life. Such a person becomes tormented by:

• constant worry and anxiety,
• fear and restlessness,
• loss of clarity and moral judgment,
• burning inner unrest,
• confusion, hunger, thirst, illness, and even premature death.

Yet these sufferings are minor compared to what awaits such a person after death. Because of this sinful attachment, the soul is destined for hellish realms, where unimaginable suffering occurs — symbolized by being forced to embrace red-hot iron figures shaped like women, burning endlessly in agony.

The verse expresses deep astonishment that people, despite knowing these consequences, still allow themselves to be ruled by desire.

Core message:
Lust blinds intelligence, destroys peace in this life, and leads to unbearable suffering in the next.

श्लोक 30

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