Chapter 10

brahmovāca |
ārādhyānāṃ hi sarveṣāmayamārādhane vidhiḥ |
citta1 jñānānuvṛttiśca hitaiṣitvaṃ ca sarvadā || 1 ||
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kanyā punarbhūrveśyā ca trividhā eva yoṣitaḥ |
priyā madhyāpriyā caiva yogyā madhyetarā tathā || 2 ||
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samā śreṣṭhā ca nīcā ca bhūyopi trividhāḥ punaḥ |
pūrvavatparayorvṛttiriṣṭānuktyā 1 priyāpriye || 3 ||
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adhamāpriyayoratra patipatnyādikā matā |
niṣiddhānāṃ tu bhakṣyādi taddhi yatnādvidhīyate || 4 ||
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ekadvitvabahutvādyā2 ye bhedāḥ samudāhṛtāḥ |
jyeṣṭhādivṛtte vakṣyāmastānaśeṣāndvijottamāḥ || 5 ||
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vṛttaṃ ca dvividhaṃ strīṇāṃ bāhyamābhyantaraṃ tathā |
bharturanyajane bāhyaṃ tasyāḥ śārīramāntaram || 6 ||
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jñātītaravibhāgena tadbāhyaṃ dvividhaṃ punaḥ |
pūjyaṃ tulyaṃ kaniṣṭhaṃ ca tatpratyekaṃ punastridhā || 7 ||
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rahorataṃ prakāśaṃ ca śārīramapi tattridhā |
bhartuścittānukūlyena prayoktavyaṃ yathocitam || 8 ||
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mātā pitā svasā bhrātā pitṛvyācāryamātulāḥ |
sabhāryā 3 bhaginī bhartā bhartṛmātṛpitṛṣvasā || 9 ||
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dhātrī vṛddhāṅganādiśca yastatrāstā samo janaḥ |
prathamoḍhā sapatnī ca strīṇāṃ mānyatamo gaṇaḥ 4 || 10 ||
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eṣāmeva tvapatyādibhaginībhrātarastathā |
kaniṣṭhā bharturityādibhāryāścāptasamo mataḥ || 11 ||
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hīno'nyaḥ śāsanīyastu tatra tāvanna vidyate |
yogyatā sutasaubhāgyairna yāvatsyātpratiṣṭhitā || 12 ||
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yatrāpi guru bhartṝṇāmānukūlyena sarvadā |
vṛttiḥ praśasyate strīṇāṃ pūjācārāvirodhinī5 || 13 ||
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devaraiḥ patimitraiśca parihāsakriyocitaiḥ |
viviktadeśāvasthānaṃ varjayediti narma ca || 14 ||
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prāyaśo hi kulastrīṇāṃ śīlavidhvaṃsahetavaḥ |
duṣṭayogo raho nityaṃ svātantryamatinarmatā || 15 ||
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duṣṭasaṅge tvarā strīṇāṃ yuvabhirnarma nocitam |
nirbheṣatā svatantrāṇāṃ sāphalyaṃ rahasi yajet || 16 ||
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puṃso duṣṭeṅgitākārānduṣṭabhāvaprayojitān |
bhrātṛvatpitṛvaccaitānpaśyatī parivarjayet || 17 ||
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puṃso' nyāgrahamālāpasmitaviprekṣitāni ca |
karāntareṇa 1 dravyāṇāṃ nibandhaṃ grahaṇārpaṇam || 18 ||
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dvārapradeśāvasthānaṃ rājamārgāvalokanam |
prekṣodyānādiśīlatvaṃ niruṣyāddeśamālayam || 19 ||
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bahūnāṃ darśane sthānaṃ dṛṣṭivākkāyacāpalam |
ṣṭhīvanatvaṃ sasītkāramuccairhasitajalpitam || 20 ||
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sāṅgatyaṃ liṅgiduṣṭastrībhighṛṇīkṣaṇikādibhiḥ |
mantramaṇḍaladīkṣāyāṃ saktiḥ saṃvasaneṣu ca || 21 ||
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ityevamādidurvṛttaṃ prāyoduṣṭajanocitam |
varjayetparirakṣantī kulatritayavācyatām || 22 ||
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