Shloka 17
The Sin of Breaking Households: Citrā’s Past Karma and the Remedy of Hari’s Name and Meditation
यादृशं क्रियते कर्म तादृशं परिभुज्यते । तया गृहशतं भग्नं चित्रया पापनिश्चयात्
yādṛśaṃ kriyate karma tādṛśaṃ paribhujyate | tayā gṛhaśataṃ bhagnaṃ citrayā pāpaniścayāt
ដូចម្តេចដែលមនុស្សធ្វើកម្ម ដូច្នោះហើយត្រូវទទួលផល។ ដោយសារចិត្ត្រាមានការប្តេជ្ញាចិត្តមាំមួនទៅរកបាប នាងបានបំផ្លាញគ្រួសាររយខ្នង។
Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses of Bhūmikhaṇḍa 86)
Concept: Yādṛśaṃ karma, tādṛśaṃ phala—one must consume the result matching one’s deed; deliberate sin harms many and rebounds.
Application: Before acting, forecast downstream harm; cultivate vows of non-harm, truthfulness, and restitution; choose devotional disciplines that soften ‘pāpa-niścaya’ into ‘dharma-niścaya’.
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A moral tableau split into two halves: on one side, Cित्रा’s resolute face turned toward shadow, her hand sealing a harmful decision; on the other, a cascade of collapsing rooftops—‘gṛhaśataṃ bhagnam’—families fleeing as dust rises. Above, an unseen cosmic balance tilts, implying the exactness of karmic return.","primary_figures":["Citrā (as a human protagonist)","ruined householders","an implied karmic scale (symbolic)"],"setting":"A village street with clustered homes, threshold lamps extinguished, debris and broken beams.","lighting_mood":"storm-darkened twilight","color_palette":["dusty ochre","smoke gray","indigo shadow","blood red accent","muted ivory"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: central portrait of Citrā with ornate yet ominous jewelry, gold leaf halo-like disc ironically framing her resolve; surrounding panels show miniature houses cracking; rich reds and greens with gold highlights, traditional border motifs turned jagged to suggest rupture.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: lyrical village architecture with fine ink lines, a narrative sequence of houses breaking like dominoes; Citrā shown in profile with subtle expression, cool dusk palette with delicate smoke washes, emotional restraint conveying moral gravity.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, stylized village huts in repeating pattern, Citrā’s large eyes and decisive gesture; earthy reds/yellows/greens, rhythmic composition emphasizing inevitability of karmic law.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: allegorical composition—hundred small house icons arranged in a grid, many fractured; Citrā at the edge like a catalyst; ornate border of thorny vines replacing floral motifs, deep blue ground with gold linework."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["dry wind","distant cries","soft bell (warning)","footsteps on dust"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: No major sandhi beyond standard word boundaries; verse repeats earlier phrase.
FAQs
It states the karma-phala principle: actions inevitably yield corresponding results, whether pleasant or painful.
Citrā is a named figure blamed here for causing widespread ruin; identifying her role precisely requires the narrative context from adjacent verses in Adhyaya 86.
A deliberate commitment to wrongdoing (pāpa-niścaya) can bring harm not only to oneself but also to many others, so intention and choice carry serious moral weight.