Shloka 81
The Account of Women
Householder Ethics, Fault, Merit, and Govinda-Nāma as Purification
चिरं निरयमासाद्य शुनी भवति निश्चितम् । दुष्टाया मैथुनं गच्छेद्विधवाकुलनाशिनी
ciraṃ nirayamāsādya śunī bhavati niścitam | duṣṭāyā maithunaṃ gacchedvidhavākulanāśinī
Nachdem sie lange die Hölle erduldet hat, wird sie gewiss als Hündin geboren. Die verderbte Frau, die zur geschlechtlichen Verbindung mit einem anderen geht, zerstört das Haus der Witwen.
Unspecified (narratorial/teaching voice within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa context; exact dialogue pair not provided in the input).
Concept: Sexual misconduct framed as destructive to social order (widow-household) leads to prolonged hell and degraded rebirth—karma as moral enforcement.
Application: Maintain integrity in relationships; avoid actions that harm vulnerable households; seek ethical counsel and community accountability.
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A grim underworld vista: a long, shadowed corridor of Naraka where a condemned figure walks under the gaze of stern karmic guardians. In the distance, a spectral image of a shattered household courtyard appears—empty lamps, overturned water pot—signifying the ruin brought by misconduct.","primary_figures":["condemned woman (symbolic)","Yama’s attendants (karmic guardians)","spectral household figures (faint)"],"setting":"Naraka corridor with iron gates, ash-laden ground, and distant mirage of a broken home courtyard.","lighting_mood":"moonlit","color_palette":["iron gray","soot black","blood maroon","cold blue","pale ash white"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: allegorical Naraka scene with ornate yet severe framing; gold leaf used sparingly as harsh highlights on iron gates and guardian ornaments; central condemned figure, distant shattered household vignette; intense reds and blacks, dramatic symmetry.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: dark, atmospheric underworld rendered with fine lines; guardians with refined but stern faces; a ghostly household scene in the background like a faded miniature within the miniature; cool blues and grays with maroon accents.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines and stylized guardians, strong contrasts; Naraka gates and ash ground; expressive eyes conveying warning; dominant reds/blacks with sharp yellow highlights for punitive energy.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: symbolic moral tableau—central dark corridor framed by floral borders turned thorny; minimal gold on borders, deep indigo-black ground; a small distant household motif rendered like a vignette medallion."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"fast-dramatic","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["distant thunder","heavy drum","chain clinks (subtle)","sudden silence"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: निरयमासाद्य → निरयम् + आसाद्य (म् + आ → मा); गच्छेद्विधवाकुलनाशिनी → गच्छेत् + विधवा + कुलनाशिनी (त् + व → द्व; ततः समास/सन्निधान)
FAQs
It states that after a prolonged experience of hell (naraka), the person is reborn as a female dog.
It emphasizes moral restraint and warns that sexual wrongdoing is seen as socially destructive and karmically consequential.
No. The verse is primarily a moral-ethical warning framed in karmic terms, not a description of sacred geography or devotional practice.