Shloka 10
Vena’s Fall into Adharma and the Prelude to Pṛthu’s Birth
पुनः पप्रच्छ धर्मात्मा सुतां मृत्योर्महात्मनः । कस्य दोषात्समुत्पन्नो वद सत्यं मम प्रिये
punaḥ papraccha dharmātmā sutāṃ mṛtyormahātmanaḥ | kasya doṣātsamutpanno vada satyaṃ mama priye
পুনৰ ধৰ্মাত্মাই মহাত্মা মৃত্যুৰ কন্যাক সুধিলে—“কাৰ দোষত এই অনিষ্ট উৎপন্ন হ’ল? হে মোৰ প্ৰিয়ে, সত্য ক’।”
Unspecified in the provided excerpt (a dharmātmā addresses Mṛtyu’s daughter).
Concept: Satya-vacana and accountability: the righteous person seeks the root-fault (doṣa) behind suffering/evil and requests truthful disclosure.
Application: When facing harm, ask ‘what caused this?’ without hostility; invite truth with compassion (‘mama priye’) to enable repair.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A dharmātmā sits calmly, hands in añjali, addressing Mṛtyu’s daughter with a mixture of firmness and affection, urging her to speak truth. The air feels still, as if even the lamps wait for confession to lift a hidden weight from the story.","primary_figures":["the dharmātmā (righteous man)","Mṛtyu’s daughter (Nandinī/Sunīthā context)"],"setting":"quiet chamber or hermitage veranda with a small lamp, kusa grass seat, and a backdrop of night sky suggesting Mṛtyu’s domain","lighting_mood":"moonlit","color_palette":["silver moonlight","lamp-flame orange","midnight blue","sandalwood beige","soft crimson"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a seated righteous figure with gold-leaf halo and ornate borders, facing a dignified female figure associated with Mṛtyu, both richly adorned yet solemn; gold leaf highlights on jewelry and lamp, deep red-green background panels, traditional iconographic symmetry emphasizing satya-vākya.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate dialogue on a terrace under moonlight, delicate facial expressions, soft textiles, a small oil lamp between them, cool blues and greys with warm lamp glow, fine linework on ornaments and shawls.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: frontal, iconic figures with bold outlines; the dharmātmā in calm posture, the woman with a slightly darker aura hinting at Mṛtyu’s lineage; stylized lamp and floral borders, red/yellow/green pigments with black contouring.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: symbolic satya scene framed by lotus and vine borders; a central lamp as ‘truth’, peacocks perched on arches, deep blue cloth ground with gold detailing, figures rendered with devotional ornamentation rather than realism."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["soft ankle-bells","night insects","single temple bell strike","gentle wind","silence after ‘vada satyam’"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: मृत्योर्महात्मनः = मृत्योः + महात्मनः; दोषात्समुत्पन्नो = दोषात् + समुत्पन्नः; (पादान्ते) प्रिये इति सम्बोधनम्।
FAQs
The speaker addresses “the daughter of Mṛtyu (Death),” asking her to disclose the truthful cause behind the arising of a fault or affliction.
It focuses on causality and responsibility—seeking to identify whose doṣa (fault) generated the negative outcome, emphasizing truthfulness and moral accountability.
Not directly; the verse is primarily dialogic and ethical, centering on truth and the origin of wrongdoing/affliction rather than explicit bhakti theology.