Shloka 17
The Five Great Sacrifices: Supremacy of Honoring Parents, Pativrata Dharma, Truthfulness, and Śrāddha
निरये च वसेत्तावद्यावदाभूतसंप्लवं । पित्रोरनर्चनं कृत्वा भुंक्ते यस्तु सुताधमः
niraye ca vasettāvadyāvadābhūtasaṃplavaṃ | pitroranarcanaṃ kṛtvā bhuṃkte yastu sutādhamaḥ
ತಂದೆ-ತಾಯಿಯನ್ನು ಅರ್ಚಿಸದೆ ಭೋಜನ ಮಾಡುವ ಸುತಾಧಮನು ಆಭೂತಸಂಪ್ಲವ (ಪ್ರಳಯ) ತನಕ ನರಕದಲ್ಲಿ ವಾಸಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ.
Unspecified (narrative voice within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa; exact dialogue speaker not provided in the input).
Concept: Eating without first honoring father and mother is a severe transgression; parental non-worship leads to prolonged hellish suffering lasting until cosmic dissolution.
Application: Before meals, cultivate a ritual of respect: serve elders, speak kindly, offer food, or at least remember them with gratitude; treat eating as a dharmic act, not mere consumption.
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A dim, cavernous naraka opens beneath a banquet-like scene: a man eats alone while his parents sit unserved in shadow. The ground cracks into a fiery abyss, and time itself is shown as a vast wheel turning above—signifying suffering ‘until ābhūta-samplava’—while ash falls like slow snow.","primary_figures":["a son (human)","father","mother","Yama’s attendants (optional, distant)"],"setting":"Split-scene: upper household dining space dissolving into a lower hell-cavern with iron rocks and embers.","lighting_mood":"firelit gloom","color_palette":["ember orange","soot black","blood red","iron gray","dull gold"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: dramatic split-panel—top: solitary eater with ornate plate; parents in dim corner; bottom: naraka flames and dark attendants; gold leaf used sparingly to highlight the cosmic time-wheel and moral contrast, rich reds and blacks, heavy ornamental borders.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: allegorical composition with delicate figures; the dining mat morphs into a chasm; subtle gradations of smoke; refined linework, restrained but intense palette, symbolic time-wheel in the sky.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, stylized flames, expressive sorrowful parents; the eater’s face hardened; a large kala-chakra motif overhead; natural pigments with red/yellow dominance and black shading.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: moral allegory framed by lotus borders that wither on one side; the central figure eating while the lower register shows fiery naraka; deep blues and reds with gold detailing, intricate floral margins turned thorny."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"fast-dramatic","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["crackling fire","distant wails (subtle)","heavy silence","single conch blast (low)"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: vasettāvadyāvadābhūtasaṃplavaṃ → vaset tāvat yāvat ābhūta-saṃplavam; pitroranarcanaṃ → pitroḥ anarcanaṃ; yastu → yaḥ tu; sutādhamaḥ → suta-adhamaḥ (karmadhāraya).
FAQs
It teaches filial duty: one should honor (revere/serve) one’s mother and father; neglecting them—especially while enjoying life’s basic sustenance like food—is treated as a serious adharma.
It indicates an extremely long duration—up to the dissolution of beings—used as a strong moral warning about the gravity of disrespecting or neglecting one’s parents.
It can be read as a call to gratitude and care: acknowledging parents’ role through respect, service, and responsible conduct before indulging in personal comforts.