Shloka 44
Instruction on All Dharma
in the context of Rāma’s Aśvamedha
तत्र गच्छेत्स्त्रियं मोहाद्धर्मात्प्रच्यवते परात् । ऋतुकालाभिगामी यः स्वदारनिरतश्च यः
tatra gacchetstriyaṃ mohāddharmātpracyavate parāt | ṛtukālābhigāmī yaḥ svadāranirataśca yaḥ
ຜູ້ທີ່ຫຼົງຜິດໄປຫາແມ່ຍິງອື່ນຍ່ອມຕົກຈາກເສັ້ນທາງແຫ່ງທໍາອັນສູງສົ່ງ. ສ່ວນຜູ້ທີ່ເຂົ້າຫາພັນລະຍາຂອງຕົນໃນເວລາທີ່ເໝາະສົມ ແລະ ຊື່ສັດຕໍ່ພັນລະຍາຂອງຕົນ ຍ່ອມໄດ້ຊື່ວ່າເປັນຜູ້ປະພຶດທໍາ.
Unspecified (contextual narrator within Padma Purana; exact dialogue pair not determinable from a single verse)
Concept: Adultery causes a fall from the highest dharma; fidelity and seasonally regulated marital conduct are righteous.
Application: Commit to fidelity; avoid situations that cultivate delusion (moha) and boundary erosion; strengthen marriage through shared worship, vows, and accountability.
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A dramatic moral tableau: on one side, a shadowed figure reaches toward another man’s wife, but a blazing dharma-flame rises between them, and the path behind him crumbles into darkness. On the other side, a devoted couple stands before a Viṣṇu altar, hands joined, bathed in calm light, symbolizing the ‘supreme path’ preserved by fidelity.","primary_figures":["tempted man (symbolic)","another man’s wife (symbolic)","devoted husband and wife","Viṣṇu (altar icon)","personified Dharma (as flame or radiant guardian)"],"setting":"Split-scene moral allegory: dark corridor of temptation vs lamp-lit shrine space.","lighting_mood":"dramatic chiaroscuro","color_palette":["midnight blue","ash black","flame orange","saffron gold","lotus pink"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: allegorical split composition—left side dark with a deluded man approaching parastrī, right side luminous with a faithful couple before Viṣṇu; gold leaf used for the dharma-flame barrier and Viṣṇu halo, rich crimson and emerald garments, ornate arch framing the righteous side, strong iconographic contrast between vice and virtue.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: refined moral narrative—softly painted figures, a shadowed grove for temptation and a delicate shrine courtyard for fidelity; cool blues and warm golds, lyrical trees, expressive yet restrained faces, a subtle crumbling path motif indicating dharma-fall.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines and symbolic color blocks—dark tones for moha, bright reds/yellows for dharma; Viṣṇu icon in a niche with stylized eyes; a flame-like Dharma guardian between figures; temple-wall gravitas and clear didactic symbolism.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central Viṣṇu shrine with ornate lotus border; the faithful couple placed symmetrically; the transgressive scene reduced to a shadow vignette at the border, with a gold flame motif separating; deep blue cloth, intricate floral filigree, peacocks subdued to keep moral focus."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"fast-dramatic","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["sharp bell strike","conch accent","low drum pulse","sudden silence after warning"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: gacchet + striyam → gacchetstriyaṃ; mohāt + dharmāt → mohāddharmāt; dharmāt + pracyavate → dharmātpracyavate; nirataḥ + ca → nirataśca.
FAQs
It condemns approaching another man’s wife as a delusion-driven act that causes a fall from dharma, while praising fidelity to one’s own wife.
It refers to the appropriate conjugal time/season (traditionally linked with fertility and household dharma), indicating regulated, dharma-aligned marital conduct.
It frames marital fidelity and disciplined sexuality as essential components of household righteousness, contrasting them with adharma arising from illicit relations.