Shloka 71
Sukalā’s Account: Ikṣvāku and Sudevā; the Boar’s Resolve and the Dharma of Battle
पुत्रा ऊचुः । मातरं पितरं त्यक्त्वा यः प्रयाति स पापधीः । महारौद्रं सुघोरं तु नरकं प्रतिपद्यते
putrā ūcuḥ | mātaraṃ pitaraṃ tyaktvā yaḥ prayāti sa pāpadhīḥ | mahāraudraṃ sughoraṃ tu narakaṃ pratipadyate
Die Söhne sprachen: „Wer fortgeht, nachdem er Mutter und Vater verlassen hat, besitzt sündige Gesinnung; er stürzt in die überaus schreckliche Hölle namens Mahāraudra.“
Putrāḥ (the sons)
Concept: Abandoning mother and father is adharma that ripens into severe naraka-phala.
Application: Practice tangible filial seva—care, respectful speech, material support; if separated, maintain responsibility and gratitude rather than renunciation-as-escape.
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A stern assembly of sons speaks with grave intensity, pointing toward a distant vision of Mahāraudra—an abyssal realm of iron-red cliffs and blazing winds. In the sky above them, a faint lotus-emblem of Viṣṇu appears as the silent witness of dharma, contrasting divine order with infernal chaos.","primary_figures":["Putrāḥ (sons)","shadow-forms of Yama’s attendants (dūtas)","a distant symbolic presence of Viṣṇu (lotus/chakra aura)"],"setting":"Forest-edge council ground opening into a visionary infernal panorama; dharma-debate atmosphere with ominous horizon.","lighting_mood":"storm-lit, ember-glow with distant divine radiance","color_palette":["iron red","smoke black","ash gray","saffron ember","pale lotus white"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a dramatic dharma tableau—sons in traditional attire gesturing in admonition, a small radiant Viṣṇu-lotus aura above as dharma-sākṣī, and a stylized Mahāraudra inferno below with gold-leaf flames, rich maroon and emerald borders, gem-studded ornaments, South Indian iconographic symmetry.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: lyrical forest clearing with expressive faces of the sons, a distant painted vision of a red-black chasm labeled Mahāraudra through visual symbolism, delicate linework, cool greens of the forest contrasted with warm infernal reds, refined Himalayan-style landscape depth.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines—sons in dynamic speaking poses, swirling red-yellow infernal motifs at the lower register, a small serene Viṣṇu emblem (chakra-lotus) in the upper register, natural pigment palette with temple-wall compositional bands.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central lotus medallion suggesting Viṣṇu’s dharma, surrounding narrative panels of sons warning against abandoning parents, ornate floral borders, deep indigo background with gold highlights, symbolic flames rendered as decorative motifs rather than gore."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["low temple bell","distant conch shell","wind gusts","ominous drum (mridanga) strokes","brief silences for emphasis"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पुत्रा ऊचुः → पुत्राः ऊचुः (विसर्ग-संधि).
FAQs
It teaches pitṛ-mātṛ-sevā—moral duty toward one’s parents—warning that abandoning them is a grave adharma with severe consequences.
The verse explicitly marks the speakers as “putrāḥ”—the sons—who state the moral judgment and its consequence.
Mahāraudra is named as a particularly terrifying naraka (hell-realm) that is said to be attained by one who abandons one’s mother and father.