Karmic Causes of Narakas and the Irremediability of Ingratitude (Kṛtaghna-doṣa)
धान्येषु शलिर्द्विपदेषु विप्रः चतुष्पदे गौः श्वपदां मृगेन्द्रः पुष्पेषु जाती नगरेषु काञ्ची नारीषु रम्भा श्रमीणां गृहस्थः
dhānyeṣu śalirdvipadeṣu vipraḥ catuṣpade gauḥ śvapadāṃ mṛgendraḥ puṣpeṣu jātī nagareṣu kāñcī nārīṣu rambhā śramīṇāṃ gṛhasthaḥ
Parmi les grains, le riz (śāli) est le meilleur; parmi les êtres à deux pieds, le vipra, le brāhmaṇa, est le plus éminent; parmi les quadrupèdes, la vache est la première; parmi les bêtes sauvages, le lion (mṛgendra) est le roi. Parmi les fleurs, la jāti (jasmin) est la meilleure; parmi les cités, Kāñcī est la plus excellente; parmi les femmes, Rambhā est la plus remarquable; et parmi les āśrama (étapes de vie), le gṛhastha, le maître de maison, est le principal.
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The verse teaches a dharma-oriented valuation of the world: nourishment (rice), learning and ritual stewardship (brāhmaṇa), non-violence and sustenance (cow), natural sovereignty (lion), refinement (jasmine), cultured sacred urbanity (Kāñcī), idealized beauty (Rambhā), and the social-spiritual centrality of gārhasthya, which supports other āśramas through hospitality, charity, and progeny.
Primarily didactic/ācāra material rather than strict cosmology or genealogy; it aligns most closely with Dharma/Ācāra instruction embedded within Purāṇic narration (often catalogued under ancillary teaching within Vamśānucarita-era discourse rather than Sarga/Pratisarga proper).
The ‘best-of’ list encodes Purāṇic cultural ideals: the cow symbolizes abundance and ahiṃsā; the brāhmaṇa symbolizes śruti-smṛti preservation; the householder symbolizes the economic and ritual foundation of society; Kāñcī symbolizes a civilizational center; Rambhā symbolizes aesthetic excellence used as a benchmark in kāvya and Purāṇic diction.