Shloka 47
Narrative of Sumanā: The Quest for a Worthy Son and the Karmic Roots of Poverty
खर्वो निखर्वः संजातस्तृष्णा नैव प्रगच्छति । तव कायं परित्यज्य वृद्धिमायाति सर्वदा
kharvo nikharvaḥ saṃjātastṛṣṇā naiva pragacchati | tava kāyaṃ parityajya vṛddhimāyāti sarvadā
ແມ່ນຈະເຖິງຄະຣະວະ ຫຼື ນິຄະຣະວະ ກໍຕາມ ຕັນຫາບໍ່ເຄີຍດັບ; ລະກາຍແລ້ວກໍຍັງກັບຄືນມາ ເພີ່ມພູນຢູ່ເສມອ
Unspecified (context needed from surrounding verses)
Concept: Tṛṣṇā (craving) does not end by mere acquisition or even by bodily death; it returns and grows unless uprooted by dharma and spiritual realization.
Application: Treat recurring compulsions as vāsanā-patterns; apply a consistent remedy (daily nāma-japa, Ekādaśī restraint, regular dāna) rather than one-time suppression.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A withered body lies on a funeral bier, yet from its chest rises a dark vine labeled ‘tṛṣṇā’ that sprouts anew, curling toward glittering coins and worldly objects. In the background, a calm lotus-lake reflects a distant Viṣṇu form, suggesting the alternative: desire transformed into devotion.","primary_figures":["symbolic deceased body","personified Tṛṣṇā as a vine/serpent","distant Viṣṇu (symbolic refuge)"],"setting":"Cremation-ground edge transitioning into a serene lotus pond—two worlds in one frame.","lighting_mood":"twilight turning to cool dawn","color_palette":["ashen gray","smoke violet","lotus white","deep teal","muted gold"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: split-scene—foreground funeral bier with smoky background; from the body rises a stylized vine-serpent of craving reaching for gold coins; far side shows a radiant lotus with small Viṣṇu icon; gold leaf on lotus and divine aura, darker matte tones for smoke, ornate border emphasizing moral contrast.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: poetic twilight cremation scene with delicate smoke curls; a dark vine of tṛṣṇā sprouting and growing toward worldly objects; distant tranquil pond with lotus and tiny Viṣṇu reflection; cool palette, lyrical naturalism, refined sorrowful faces of onlookers (optional).","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines—tṛṣṇā as a coiling serpent emerging from the chest, reaching toward stylized wealth icons; background lotus and Viṣṇu medallion; natural pigments with strong reds/yellows contrasted against ash-gray ground, temple-wall symmetry.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: allegorical composition—central vine-serpent encircled by floral borders; lotus medallions leading the eye toward a small Viṣṇu-lotus emblem; deep blue ground, gold highlights, intricate patterning to show the ‘endless return’ motif."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["low conch in distance","soft wind","crackling fire (subtle)","long silence after ‘tṛṣṇā’"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: saṃjātaḥ+tṛṣṇā → saṃjātastṛṣṇā; na+eva → naiva; vṛddhim+āyāti → vṛddhimāyāti.
FAQs
It warns that desire (tṛṣṇā) is self-perpetuating: it does not naturally subside and can intensify even across changes such as bodily abandonment, implying the need for conscious restraint and detachment.
The verse frames craving as a persistent inner force; ethical living therefore requires vigilance, moderation, and practices that weaken attachment rather than feeding it.
By saying craving ‘abandons your body and returns with growth,’ it suggests continuity of desire beyond a single embodiment, aligning with Indian ideas that tendencies can carry forward unless purified.