Shloka 10
Yayāti, Yadu’s Refusal, and the Merit of the Mother–Father Tīrtha
मातृघाते महादोषः कथितो वेदपंडितैः । तस्माद्घातं महाराज एतयोर्न करोम्यहम्
mātṛghāte mahādoṣaḥ kathito vedapaṃḍitaiḥ | tasmādghātaṃ mahārāja etayorna karomyaham
Les sages versés dans les Vedas ont déclaré que tuer sa mère est une faute très grave. C’est pourquoi, ô grand roi, je ne ferai pas périr ces deux-là.
Unspecified (a speaker addressing a king as 'mahārāja')
Concept: Mātṛ-ghāta is mahādoṣa; śāstra-guided restraint overrides coercion.
Application: Use trusted ethical frameworks (scripture, law, conscience) to refuse irreversible harm; choose non-violence and protection of caregivers.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Type: city
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"In the same court, the speaker’s tone shifts from emotion to śāstric certainty: he gestures as if invoking the Veda-paṇḍitas, and the atmosphere cools. The king’s anger meets a wall of dharma, depicted as a calm, luminous steadiness around the speaker.","primary_figures":["Yadu (or the dharmic speaker)","Mahārāja","Veda-paṇḍitas (visualized as seated sages)","courtiers"],"setting":"palace sabhā with a side dais where learned brāhmaṇas sit with palm-leaf manuscripts","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit with a clear, steady glow—calm illumination overcoming heat of anger","color_palette":["warm gold","clean white","sage green","indigo","copper brown"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: dharmic counsel in a royal court—speaker citing Veda scholars seated with manuscripts; gold leaf on halos, lamps, and ornaments; rich reds/greens; embossed detailing on palm-leaf texts and throne; composition emphasizing calm authority.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: scholars in white seated with manuscripts, the speaker addressing the king; delicate facial expressions showing moral seriousness; cool indigo shadows, fine textile patterns, restrained elegance.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized sages with manuscripts, bold outlines; the speaker’s hand raised in śāstric assertion; red/yellow/green palette with temple-mural symmetry and ornamental borders.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: court scene framed by lotus creepers; deep blue background with gold script-like motifs suggesting śāstra; sages as rhythmic repeated figures; the speaker centered as a pillar of dharma."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["soft bell cadence","page-like rustle of palm leaves","tanpura drone","quiet assembly breathing","distant water trickle"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तस्माद्घातम् = तस्मात् + घातम्; करोम्यहम् = करोमि + अहम्.
FAQs
It emphasizes dharma-based restraint: matricide is condemned as a mahādoṣa (grave sin), so the speaker refuses to kill.
To ground the moral claim in recognized śāstric authority—“vedapaṇḍitaiḥ” indicates the teaching is affirmed by learned Vedic tradition.
The verse refers to two individuals in the surrounding narrative context, but this single shloka alone does not identify them explicitly.