Shloka 18
The Greatness of the Ancestors: Ekoddiṣṭa Śrāddha, Āśauca Rules, and Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa
ग्रहीतारस्तु जायन्ते सर्वे नरकगामिनः । ग्रथितां वसुजालेन शय्यां दांपत्यसेविताम्
grahītārastu jāyante sarve narakagāminaḥ | grathitāṃ vasujālena śayyāṃ dāṃpatyasevitām
যিসকলে অধৰ্মেৰে (এনে বস্তু) গ্ৰহণ কৰে, তেওঁলোক সকলেই নৰকগামী হৈ জন্ম লয়। ই দাম্পত্য-ভোগত ব্যৱহৃত, ধনৰ জালেৰে গাঁথা শয্যাৰ বিষয়ে কোৱা হৈছে।
Unspecified in the provided excerpt (contextual narrator within Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa dialogue).
Concept: Illicit taking/acceptance of tainted objects—especially those bound to sensual enjoyment and wealth—leads to hellish destiny; wealth can become a ‘net’ that entangles dharma.
Application: Avoid benefiting from ethically compromised goods; treat luxury tied to exploitation or impurity as spiritually dangerous; cultivate simplicity and clean livelihood.
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A lavish bed woven with glittering threads of gold is shown as a literal ‘net of wealth,’ its cords tightening like a snare around shadowy figures reaching to seize it. Behind them opens a dark, cavernous vista of naraka—iron gates and smoky depths—while a distant, calm altar-light suggests the path of restraint they ignored.","primary_figures":["shadowy takers/acceptors (narāḥ)","personified ‘wealth-net’ motif","distant dharma-alter presence (symbolic)"],"setting":"opulent chamber dissolving into a hell-gate landscape; the bed at the threshold between luxury and punishment","lighting_mood":"dramatic chiaroscuro","color_palette":["burnt umber","iron black","molten gold","crimson","ashen gray"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: an opulent bed rendered with gold leaf threads forming a net; figures reaching greedily; behind, stylized naraka gates with fiery reds; heavy ornamentation contrasted with ominous darkness; gem-studded motifs and ornate borders heighten the moral warning.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: a symbolic scene where a golden-thread bed becomes a snare; delicate linework shows cords tightening; a dark ravine of hell in the background; cool-to-warm gradient palette, refined expressions of fear and greed, minimal yet potent allegory.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines; the bed as a patterned net; figures in dynamic poses; hell-gate motifs with rhythmic flames; red/yellow/green palette pushed toward darker tones, strong narrative clarity and moral symbolism.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: ornate borders with lotus motifs ironically framing a cautionary tableau; deep indigo field with gold net patterns; the bed central as a geometric snare; stylized flames and gate motifs below; intricate detailing to convey entanglement."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"fast-dramatic","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["low drum pulse","distant thunder","metallic gate clang","conch warning blast","fire crackle"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ग्रहीतारस्तु = ग्रहीतारः + तु (विसर्ग-सन्धि); नरकगामिनः = नरक + गामिनः (समास); वसुजालेन = वसु + जालेन (समास); दांपत्यसेविताम् = दाम्पत्य + सेविताम् (समास).
FAQs
It warns that unlawfully taking or appropriating wealth-linked comforts leads to severe karmic consequences, described as becoming destined for naraka (hell).
It highlights luxury and sensual comfort as products of wealth, implying that enjoying such objects through wrongful acquisition implicates the taker in grave adharma.
This verse is primarily dharma-ethical and karmic in tone (right conduct and consequences), rather than directly teaching bhakti or a specific ritual.