Shloka 9
The Glory of the Divine Name and the Doctrine of Name-Offenses
Nāma-aparādha
सर्वाचारविवर्जिताः शठधियो व्रात्या जगद्वञ्चकाः । दंभाहंकृतिपानपैशुनपराः पापाश्च ये निष्ठुराः
sarvācāravivarjitāḥ śaṭhadhiyo vrātyā jagadvañcakāḥ | daṃbhāhaṃkṛtipānapaiśunaparāḥ pāpāśca ye niṣṭhurāḥ
أولئك الذين تجرّدوا من كل سلوك قويم، وامتلأت عقولهم بالمكر—منبوذون مرتدّون يخدعون العالم—مستغرقون في الرياء والكبر وشرب الخمر والوشاية؛ آثمون قساة.
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Concept: Adharma manifests as hypocrisy, arrogance, intoxication, slander, and cruelty—traits that sever one from proper conduct and spiritual eligibility.
Application: Audit speech and habits: avoid pāiśunya (slander), mada (arrogance), and surā (intoxication); cultivate truthful, non-harming communication and humility in devotional spaces.
Primary Rasa: bibhatsa
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A stark moral tableau: shadowy figures with twisted expressions whisper slander, clutch wine cups, and wear masks of false piety, while a luminous Vaishnava ascetic stands apart, holding a lotus and conch as symbols of true refuge. The background fades from smoky darkness to a thin band of dawn-light, implying the possibility of reform.","primary_figures":["hypocritical offenders (symbolic figures)","a Vaishnava sage/ācārya figure (symbolic)"],"setting":"edge of a temple courtyard transitioning into a dark alley of vice; broken ritual vessels and discarded garlands contrast with a clean altar in the distance","lighting_mood":"chiaroscuro—smoky gloom pierced by a narrow divine beam","color_palette":["charcoal black","smoke gray","dull maroon","tarnished bronze","pale gold"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: moral allegory with a radiant Vaishnava teacher at right holding śaṅkha-cakra emblems, gold leaf halo and arch; at left, masked hypocrites with wine cups and whispering mouths, rich but dark reds and blacks, ornate border showing broken garlands vs fresh lotus motifs.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: narrative vignette of slanderers in a dim corner of a courtyard, delicate yet expressive faces, muted palette, a thin sunrise line behind a calm ascetic, symbolic contrast between tamas and emerging sattva.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, stylized ‘adharma’ figures with exaggerated eyes and gestures of deceit, contrasted with a serene sage in bright pigments, temple-lamp motif and lotus emblem, strong red/yellow/green with dark background fields.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: border of withered lotus and thorn motifs around a central clean lotus medallion; side panels depict whispering slanderers and a distant shrine of Govinda, deep indigo ground with gold accents emphasizing moral contrast."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["low temple drum","stern bell strikes","murmuring whispers (symbolic)","wind gust","sudden silence"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पापाश्च = पापाः + च; जगद्वञ्चकाः = जगत् + वञ्चकाः (त् + व → द्-व); दंभाहंकृतिपानपैशुनपराः is a multi-member compound.
FAQs
It condemns a cluster of adharma traits—deceit, hypocrisy, egoism, intoxication, slander, cruelty—and frames them as a complete abandonment of proper conduct (ācāra).
Vrātya commonly denotes someone outside Vedic discipline or accepted social-religious norms; in this verse it functions as a moral label for renegade conduct rather than a neutral social category.
The verse treats speech-ethics and social harm as central to adharma: malicious speech (paiśuna) and deceit (vañcana) damage community trust and are therefore listed alongside personal vices like arrogance and drinking.