Shloka 5
The Power of a Chaste Woman: Indra and Kāma Confront Satī’s Radiance
यथा त्वया कर्म कृतं पुरा स्मर फलं तु प्राप्तं तु तथैव तीव्रम् । सुकुत्सितां योनिमवाप्स्यसि ध्रुवं साध्व्यानया सार्धमिहैव कथ्यसे
yathā tvayā karma kṛtaṃ purā smara phalaṃ tu prāptaṃ tu tathaiva tīvram | sukutsitāṃ yonimavāpsyasi dhruvaṃ sādhvyānayā sārdhamihaiva kathyase
Gedenke der Tat, die du einst begingst; ihre Frucht ist nun in derselben strengen Weise empfangen worden. Gewiss wirst du einen verächtlichen Schoß erlangen, eine erniedrigte Wiedergeburt; und schon hier wirst du zusammen mit dieser tugendhaften Frau ermahnt.
Unspecified (context-dependent admonisher within the narrative)
Concept: Karma returns in proportionate measure; wrongdoing ripens into painful consequence, including degraded rebirth.
Application: Treat every action as seed; avoid harming the virtuous, and immediately correct course through confession, restraint, and service to sādhus.
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A stern, unseen moral adjudicator’s words hang in the air as a trembling offender stands before a calm, luminous sādhvī. The atmosphere is heavy with karmic inevitability—shadowed forms of future rebirth loom faintly behind the offender, while the virtuous woman’s aura remains steady and protective.","primary_figures":["a sādhvī (pativratā)","a remorseful offender","an implied dharma-admonisher (off-screen voice or sage silhouette)"],"setting":"Forest hermitage threshold with a simple hut, sacred fire, and a boundary line suggesting moral crossing; faint spectral imagery of samsaric wombs in the background.","lighting_mood":"forest dappled turning to ominous twilight","color_palette":["smoky indigo","ash gray","saffron ochre","pale gold","deep maroon"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a radiant pativratā seated near a small agni-kunda, gold-leaf halo and ornate border; the offender kneels with downcast eyes, heavy red-green drapery, embossed gold detailing on jewelry and aura; a subtle karmic ‘shadow’ motif behind him rendered with dark lacquer tones, traditional South Indian iconographic symmetry.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: a quiet hermitage scene with delicate trees and a small hut; the pativratā’s face serene and refined, the offender anxious; cool dusk gradients over distant hills, fine linework for expressions, lyrical naturalism emphasizing moral tension rather than spectacle.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines and temple-wall composition; the pativratā with large expressive eyes and a warm yellow-red-green palette, a stylized aura; the offender shown with contorted posture; symbolic karmic forms behind in muted tones, framed like a didactic panel.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: moral tableau framed by lotus and floral borders; the sādhvī’s aura rendered as concentric lotus-petal motifs; peacocks and vines at the margins; deep blue ground with gold highlights, narrative cartouches indicating karmaphala and dharma."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["low temple bell","crackling sacred fire","wind through leaves","brief silence after the warning"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: योनिम्+अवाप्स्यसि→योनिमवाप्स्यसि; साध्व्या+अनया→साध्व्यानया; सार्धम्+इह+एव→सार्धमिहैव.
FAQs
It emphasizes karma-phala: past actions inevitably mature into corresponding results, often with the same intensity as the deed.
It implies a degraded rebirth—an unfavorable embodiment—used as a moral warning that unethical conduct leads to lower states of existence.
The contrast underscores accountability: the wrongdoer is admonished in the presence of a sādhvī (virtuous woman), highlighting the gravity of the misconduct and the ideal of dharmic conduct.