Shloka 170
Puṣkara Sacrifice: Gāyatrī’s Marriage, Sāvitrī’s Wrath, Rudra’s Test, and the Tīrtha-Māhātmya
म्लेच्छेषु पार्वतीयेषु कुत्सिते कुत्सिते तथा । मूर्खेषु चावलिप्तेषु अभिशप्ते दुरात्मनि
mleccheṣu pārvatīyeṣu kutsite kutsite tathā | mūrkheṣu cāvalipteṣu abhiśapte durātmani
بين المليتشا، وبين سكان الجبال، وبين الخسيسين—بل الخسيسين مرّة بعد مرّة؛ وبين الحمقى والمتكبّرين، وبين الملعونين وذوي النفوس الشريرة.
Unspecified (context needed from surrounding verses to identify the dialogue pair)
Concept: Association with adharmic, arrogant, and cursed company is portrayed as a spiritual and social degradation.
Application: Choose companions and environments that support truthfulness, humility, and self-restraint; avoid arrogance and contempt that invite downfall.
Primary Rasa: bibhatsa
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A stern ascetic figure pronounces a denunciation, the air thick with the weight of moral censure. In the background, shadowy silhouettes of rough mountain-dwellers and foreign tribes fade into a bleak landscape, symbolizing spiritual exile and loss of auspiciousness.","primary_figures":["Unnamed female ascetic/śāpinī (curse-giver)","Symbolic figures of mlecchas and parvatīyas"],"setting":"Rocky foothills near a hermitage boundary, with a threshold line (lakṣmaṇa-rekhā-like) separating sacred grove from harsh terrain.","lighting_mood":"storm-gathering twilight","color_palette":["ash gray","iron black","dull ochre","smoky violet","blood red accents"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a fierce yet composed female ascetic at the hermitage threshold raising a hand in śāpa-mudrā, gold leaf halo and ornate borders contrasting with a dark rocky mountain backdrop; rich maroon and deep green garments, gem-studded ornaments minimal, emphasis on moral severity and divine law.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate linework showing a hermitage edge with pine-like mountain flora, the curse-giver in simple saffron, distant parvatīya figures rendered small; cool grays and muted blues, lyrical but tense atmosphere, expressive eyes conveying disgust and anger.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines, the ascetic’s large stylized eyes and raised palm of curse, background of jagged hills and dark clouds; natural pigments—red, yellow, green—tempered with soot-black to convey bibhatsa-raudra mood.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: symbolic composition—lotus border motifs turned austere, central figure of the curse-giver framed by floral patterns that wither toward the edges; deep indigo ground with gold highlights, narrative cartouches showing ‘bad association’ as darkened vignettes."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["low temple drum","distant thunder","wind through dry leaves","brief silence after key epithets"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: चावलिप्तेषु = च + अवलिप्तेषु; दुरात्मनि = दुर् + आत्मनि (समास); श्लोक में सप्तमी-बहुवचन पदों की सूची, अन्त में सप्तमी-एकवचन (अभिशप्ते दुरात्मनि) विशेष-निर्देश।
FAQs
Both terms appear, but the dominant thrust is ethical categorization—listing groups marked by ignorance, arrogance, and wickedness; “pārvatīya” can denote mountain-dwellers yet functions here within a moral inventory rather than a travelogue.
In many Purāṇic passages, “mleccha” broadly refers to communities viewed as outside Vedic/Sanskritic norms (often “foreign” or “non-orthodox”); interpretation should be contextual and not reduced to a single modern ethnic label.
The verse condemns dispositions like folly (mūrkha), conceit (avalipta), and wicked intent (durātman), implying that such traits place one among the blameworthy and spiritually obstructive categories.