Shloka 26
The Account of Women
Householder Ethics, Fault, Merit, and Govinda-Nāma as Purification
पुनरेव कुलं दुष्टं तस्यास्संसर्गतो भवेत् । परबीजेन यो जातः स च स्याद्वर्णसंकरः
punareva kulaṃ duṣṭaṃ tasyāssaṃsargato bhavet | parabījena yo jātaḥ sa ca syādvarṇasaṃkaraḥ
उसके संसर्ग से कुल पुनः दूषित हो जाता है। और जो पराये पुरुष के बीज से उत्पन्न होता है, वह वर्णसंकर कहलाता है।
Unspecified (narrative voice within Padma Purana; speaker not identifiable from the single verse alone)
Concept: Association and sexual ethics are portrayed as determinants of lineage integrity; transgression is framed as producing social disorder (varṇa-saṅkara).
Application: Be mindful that choices affect wider community; cultivate fidelity, truthfulness, and transparent responsibility in relationships.
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A stern council of elders sits beneath a banyan tree, faces grave as they gesture toward a fractured family emblem—broken garlands and scattered sacred threads—symbolizing kula-dūṣaṇa. In the background, a shadowed figure stands apart, and a newborn is shown with a divided aura, representing the text’s anxiety about social mixing and disorder.","primary_figures":["village/household elders","a woman (symbolic)","a newborn (symbolic)","a scribe/priest (optional)"],"setting":"banyan-shaded assembly space near a small shrine; ritual items (broken garland, fallen yajñopavīta) placed in foreground","lighting_mood":"lamp-lit","color_palette":["banyan green","ash gray","saffron cloth","blood red accent","bronze"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: dharma-assembly under a banyan tree with elders in ornate attire, gold leaf on sacred ornaments and shrine arch; foreground shows broken garland and fallen sacred thread; composition conveys severity and social warning with rich reds/greens and embossed gold borders.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate council scene with refined faces, banyan leaves rendered in fine strokes; symbolic objects (broken garland, sacred thread) in foreground; subdued palette with lyrical but tense atmosphere.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, stylized banyan canopy, intense eyes of elders; ritual objects enlarged symbolically; red/yellow/green pigments emphasize moral gravity.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: symbolic dharma tableau framed by floral borders; sacred thread and garlands stylized among lotus motifs; deep blue background with gold detailing to heighten the didactic, cautionary tone."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["low drum (mridanga)","temple bell","hushed murmurs","wind through leaves"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तस्यास्संसर्गतो = तस्याः + संसर्गतः; स्याद्वर्णसंकरः = स्यात् + वर्णसंकरः
FAQs
It warns that illicit or socially condemned relationships are seen as harming the integrity of a family line (kula) and producing social disorder, framed here as varṇa-saṃkara.
Parabīja literally means “another’s seed,” referring to conception by a man other than the socially recognized husband/partner, a theme often discussed in Dharma literature.
It is used as a label for perceived disruption of established social identity and duties (varṇa/dharma), presenting mixed or uncertain lineage as a source of social confusion.