Shloka 17
The Sin of Breaking Households: Citrā’s Past Karma and the Remedy of Hari’s Name and Meditation
यादृशं क्रियते कर्म तादृशं परिभुज्यते । तया गृहशतं भग्नं चित्रया पापनिश्चयात्
yādṛśaṃ kriyate karma tādṛśaṃ paribhujyate | tayā gṛhaśataṃ bhagnaṃ citrayā pāpaniścayāt
Wie eine Tat vollbracht wird, so wird auch ihre Frucht erfahren. Durch Citrās festen Entschluss zum Sündhaften wurden von ihr hundert Haushalte zugrunde gerichtet.
Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses of Bhūmikhaṇḍa 86)
Concept: Yādṛśaṃ karma, tādṛśaṃ phala—one must consume the result matching one’s deed; deliberate sin harms many and rebounds.
Application: Before acting, forecast downstream harm; cultivate vows of non-harm, truthfulness, and restitution; choose devotional disciplines that soften ‘pāpa-niścaya’ into ‘dharma-niścaya’.
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A moral tableau split into two halves: on one side, Cित्रा’s resolute face turned toward shadow, her hand sealing a harmful decision; on the other, a cascade of collapsing rooftops—‘gṛhaśataṃ bhagnam’—families fleeing as dust rises. Above, an unseen cosmic balance tilts, implying the exactness of karmic return.","primary_figures":["Citrā (as a human protagonist)","ruined householders","an implied karmic scale (symbolic)"],"setting":"A village street with clustered homes, threshold lamps extinguished, debris and broken beams.","lighting_mood":"storm-darkened twilight","color_palette":["dusty ochre","smoke gray","indigo shadow","blood red accent","muted ivory"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: central portrait of Citrā with ornate yet ominous jewelry, gold leaf halo-like disc ironically framing her resolve; surrounding panels show miniature houses cracking; rich reds and greens with gold highlights, traditional border motifs turned jagged to suggest rupture.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: lyrical village architecture with fine ink lines, a narrative sequence of houses breaking like dominoes; Citrā shown in profile with subtle expression, cool dusk palette with delicate smoke washes, emotional restraint conveying moral gravity.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, stylized village huts in repeating pattern, Citrā’s large eyes and decisive gesture; earthy reds/yellows/greens, rhythmic composition emphasizing inevitability of karmic law.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: allegorical composition—hundred small house icons arranged in a grid, many fractured; Citrā at the edge like a catalyst; ornate border of thorny vines replacing floral motifs, deep blue ground with gold linework."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["dry wind","distant cries","soft bell (warning)","footsteps on dust"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: No major sandhi beyond standard word boundaries; verse repeats earlier phrase.
FAQs
It states the karma-phala principle: actions inevitably yield corresponding results, whether pleasant or painful.
Citrā is a named figure blamed here for causing widespread ruin; identifying her role precisely requires the narrative context from adjacent verses in Adhyaya 86.
A deliberate commitment to wrongdoing (pāpa-niścaya) can bring harm not only to oneself but also to many others, so intention and choice carry serious moral weight.