Shloka 11
The Birth of King Pṛthu: Vena’s Fall, the Sages’ Churning, and Earth’s Surrender
सुमूर्खाय सुमोहाय कुशिष्याय तथैव च । श्रद्धाहीनाय कूटाय सर्वनाशाय मा द्विजाः
sumūrkhāya sumohāya kuśiṣyāya tathaiva ca | śraddhāhīnāya kūṭāya sarvanāśāya mā dvijāḥ
ഹേ ദ്വിജന്മാരേ, അതിമൂഢൻ, മോഹഗ്രസ്തൻ, ദുഷ്ശിഷ്യൻ, ശ്രദ്ധയില്ലാത്തவன், കപടൻ, സമ്പൂർണ്ണ നാശത്തിലേക്ക് പോകുന്നവൻ—ഇവർക്കിത് നൽകരുത്.
Unspecified (context-dependent admonition within the narrative)
Concept: Misplaced instruction harms both teacher and teaching; dharma requires viveka (discernment) about who receives potent knowledge and practices.
Application: Do not entrust sacred practices, personal vows, or transformative teachings to those who mock, manipulate, or lack integrity; cultivate teachability and humility to become a ‘good disciple’.
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A stern yet compassionate teacher points to a scroll listing the traits of unfit recipients, while the brāhmaṇas nod solemnly. In a symbolic side-panel, figures embody folly, delusion, and deceit—one with clouded eyes, one tangled in serpentine shadows—walking toward a dark chasm labeled ‘nāśa’.","primary_figures":["ācārya/narrator","dvija assembly","allegorical figures: mūrkha, moha-grasta, kuśiṣya, śaṭha"],"setting":"Didactic hall within an āśrama; a boundary of light around the teaching circle; outside it, a darker grove representing moral confusion.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["charcoal black","burnt umber","lamp-gold","ash gray","crimson"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: central guru with gold halo and ornate throne-like seat; brāhmaṇas in reverent posture; side vignette shows allegorical fools and deceitful figures with darkened faces near a precipice; heavy gold leaf, rich maroons and greens, embossed borders emphasizing warning and sanctity.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: refined hermitage scene with gentle faces; a subtle moral allegory in the background—misty figures drifting toward a shadowed ravine; cool blues/greens contrasted with warm saffron garments; delicate brushwork conveying psychological states (moha, śaṭhatā).","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: iconic, high-contrast figures; the teacher’s admonition in bold gesture; allegorical ‘moha’ rendered as a coiling serpent motif around a figure; strong red/yellow/green palette with black outlines, temple-wall symmetry.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central teaching circle framed by floral borders; outside the border, stylized dark motifs (thorny vines, serpents) representing unfitness; deep indigo ground with gold and vermilion highlights, emphasizing the protected sanctum of śravaṇa."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"fast-dramatic","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["sharp bell accents","low ominous drone","wind through trees","sudden silence"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तथैव = तथा + एव; अन्यत्र स्पष्ट-सन्धि नहीं।
FAQs
It warns that sacred teaching should not be given to those who are foolish, deluded, faithless, deceitful, or otherwise unfit as disciples.
Dvija (“twice-born”) commonly refers to the initiated classes (especially Brahmins) and, by extension, to those qualified to study and transmit Vedic or sacred knowledge.
It reflects the principle of adhikāra (eligibility): knowledge should be transmitted responsibly, with discernment about the recipient’s character, sincerity, and capacity.