Shloka 36
Teaching of Karma-yoga
Student Conduct, Vedic Study, and Gāyatrī Supremacy
भ्रातृभार्याश्च संग्राह्या सवर्णा हन्यहन्यपि । विप्रोष्य तूपसंग्राह्या ज्ञातिसंबंधियोषितः
bhrātṛbhāryāśca saṃgrāhyā savarṇā hanyahanyapi | viproṣya tūpasaṃgrāhyā jñātisaṃbaṃdhiyoṣitaḥ
Istri saudara laki-laki, bila sewarna (satu varṇa), dinyatakan layak diterima—meski seakan berulang kali mati; dan bila seorang perempuan jauh dari suaminya, maka perempuan yang terkait melalui kerabat dan hubungan keluarga pun dapat diterima.
Not explicitly identifiable from the single-verse excerpt (context needed from Adhyaya 53 framing dialogue).
Concept: Dharma is presented as a rigid social-legal code governing marriage/kinship, prioritizing lineage continuity over individual sentiment.
Application: Read critically: distinguish historically conditioned social injunctions from the Padma Purāṇa’s broader bhakti-ethic; in practice, uphold non-harm, consent, and protection of vulnerable kin as higher dharma.
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A severe dharma-assembly scene: a stern sage recites injunctions from palm-leaf manuscripts while listeners sit uneasy, shadows pooling behind them. In the background, a veiled household doorway and a symbolic funeral pyre motif hint at the verse’s unsettling ‘again and again’ phrasing, creating moral tension rather than celebration.","primary_figures":["anonymous dharma-vaktā (sage/ācārya)","householder listeners","scribes with palm-leaf manuscripts"],"setting":"A court-like sabhā or gurukula hall with dharma-texts, ritual vessels, and a threshold to a household interior suggested in the backdrop.","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["smoked umber","lamp-gold","deep maroon","ash gray","indigo-black"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a dharma-sabhā with a central seated sage holding palm-leaf grantha, gold leaf halo and lamp flames, rich maroon and emerald textiles, ornate pillars, gem-studded manuscript box; background shows symbolic doorway and faint cremation-ground iconography rendered as stylized motifs, emphasizing moral gravity.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate indoor assembly with delicate linework, cool indigo shadows, refined faces showing discomfort, a sage pointing to a manuscript; minimal but poignant symbolic elements (a distant pyre silhouette, a threshold curtain) in lyrical, restrained composition.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines, warm ochres and reds, a didactic sage in frontal pose with manuscript, attendants in profile; stylized household doorway and ritual objects, dramatic contrast between lamp-lit foreground and darkened background to convey tension.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: not Krishna-centric—adapt as a didactic textile panel with ornate floral borders and lotus motifs framing a sabhā scene; deep blue ground with gold highlights, manuscript and lamps central, peacocks subdued at corners, emphasizing the Purāṇic ‘ācāra’ theme rather than līlā."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["low temple bell","dry rustle of palm leaves","hushed assembly murmurs","distant conch (faint)"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: भ्रातृभार्याः+च→भ्रातृभार्याश्च; हन्य+अहनि+अहनि+अपि→हन्यहन्यपि (पुनरुक्ति); तु+उपसंग्राह्याः→तूपसंग्राह्याः; ज्ञाति+संबन्धि+योषितः→ज्ञातिसंबंधियोषितः
FAQs
It presents a rule-like statement about permissible marital acceptance connected to kinship (brother’s wife; relatives’ women) under specific conditions, framed as a dharma/niyama passage.
Literally it means “even if slain again and again,” which reads oddly in a marriage context; it may reflect a textual variant, a compressed legal formula, or a hyperbolic/technical usage whose precise sense requires comparison with other manuscripts and the surrounding verses.
Such statements should be read with chapter context, genre (dharma-vidhi vs. narrative), and manuscript variation in mind; interpreting them as universal prescriptions without context can misrepresent the text’s intent and traditional legal-theological debates.