Shloka 56
The Five Great Sacrifices: Supremacy of Honoring Parents, Pativrata Dharma, Truthfulness, and Śrāddha
विपत्सु मंत्रिणी भर्तुः सा च भार्या पतिव्रता । भर्तुराज्ञां न लंघेद्या मनो वाक्कायकर्मभिः
vipatsu maṃtriṇī bhartuḥ sā ca bhāryā pativratā | bharturājñāṃ na laṃghedyā mano vākkāyakarmabhiḥ
വിപത്തിന്റെ സമയത്ത് അവൾ ഭർത്താവിന്റെ മന്ത്രിണിയായി നിലകൊള്ളണം; പാതിവ്രതയായ ഭാര്യയായി മനസ്സാൽ, വാക്കാൽ, ദേഹകൃത്യങ്ങളാൽ ഭർത്താവിന്റെ ആജ്ഞ ലംഘിക്കരുത്।
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Concept: Devotion in marriage includes intelligent support during calamity and disciplined non-transgression of agreed authority—purity of mind, speech, and action.
Application: In family crises, become a calm advisor rather than a critic; practice alignment of intention, speech, and behavior to reduce harm and build trust.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A storm-darkened household courtyard: the husband appears troubled by calamity—messengers, scattered accounts, anxious servants—while the wife stands beside him, composed, offering counsel with a palm-leaf ledger and a lit lamp symbolizing clarity. Her face shows firm compassion; her gestures indicate restraint, as if guarding speech and action from rashness.","primary_figures":["Pativratā wife as counselor","Husband in distress","Household attendants/messengers"],"setting":"Courtyard or inner hall with rain clouds outside, documents, oil lamp, small shrine niche in the background.","lighting_mood":"forest dappled","color_palette":["storm gray","lamp gold","maroon","peacock blue","sage green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: crisis scene in a noble household—husband seated amid signs of calamity, wife standing with a lamp and counsel gesture; gold-leaf aura around the lamp and shrine, rich maroons and greens, ornate jewelry, stylized architecture, devotional undertone with a small Viṣṇu icon in the background.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate narrative of adversity—soft rain-washed palette, delicate expressions; the wife offers calm counsel, holding a small lamp; refined interior with patterned rugs, distant hills and rain through an archway, lyrical realism and gentle emotional restraint.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines and dramatic posture—wife as steady counselor, husband anxious; strong red/yellow/green pigments, stylized eyes, rhythmic composition, lamp as central motif, shrine niche with Vaishnava symbols.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: symbolic rendering—lamp of dharma at center, lotus borders, subtle Krishna/Śauri motifs; the couple framed by floral patterns and peacocks, deep blue background with gold highlights, narrative panels showing ‘vipad’ turning into ‘śānti’."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["distant thunder","rainfall","temple bell single strikes","low drone","brief silence between pādas"]}
FAQs
It teaches household dharma: in adversity a wife supports her husband with counsel and remains disciplined in thought, speech, and action, avoiding deliberate disobedience or harm to marital order.
It is a classical triad indicating total ethical restraint: not only outward actions, but also one’s words and inner intentions should align with dharmic conduct.
No. This shloka is a moral instruction about marital conduct and does not reference gods, tīrthas, or locations in the provided text.