Shloka 29
The Account of Women
Householder Ethics, Fault, Merit, and Govinda-Nāma as Purification
ज्ञात्वैव योषितां दोषं क्षमते यो नराधमः । स तिष्ठेन्निरये घोरे रौरवे पितृभिः सह
jñātvaiva yoṣitāṃ doṣaṃ kṣamate yo narādhamaḥ | sa tiṣṭhenniraye ghore raurave pitṛbhiḥ saha
സ്ത്രീയുടെ കുറ്റം അറിഞ്ഞിട്ടും ക്ഷമിക്കുന്ന അധമനായ മനുഷ്യൻ, തന്റെ പിതൃക്കളോടൊപ്പം ഘോരമായ രൗരവ നരകത്തിൽ വസിക്കുന്നു.
Unspecified (narratorial/dharmic instruction within the Adhyaya context)
Concept: Complicity in known wrongdoing binds one to severe karmic retribution, affecting even one’s ancestral line.
Application: Do not normalize or excuse harmful conduct once recognized; set clear ethical boundaries in family life and seek rectification rather than concealment.
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A stark vision of Raurava: a cavernous infernal expanse where the air shimmers with heat and iron-red haze. A trembling man stands bound by the shadowy hands of his own forefathers, illustrating how private moral compromise becomes ancestral bondage.","primary_figures":["A remorseful householder (narādhama archetype)","Pitṛs (ancestors)","Yama’s attendants (yamadūtas)"],"setting":"Infernal landscape with jagged rocks, smoky chasms, and distant iron gates; faint inscriptions of dharma on a dark stone slab.","lighting_mood":"smoldering gloom","color_palette":["iron red","charcoal black","sulfur yellow","ashen gray","dull copper"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a moral allegory panel with a central bound householder and stylized pitṛ-figures behind him, framed by ornate gold-leaf borders; Yama’s attendants at the sides with gem-studded ornaments, deep maroon and emerald accents, dramatic contrast between gold halo motifs and the dark infernal ground.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: a compact infernal vignette with delicate linework—rocky ravines, curling smoke, and expressive faces; cool shadows with muted reds, the ancestors rendered as pale, translucent figures; minimal but poignant symbolism of chains linking man and pitṛs.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines and flat natural pigments; the bound figure in ochre tones, yamadūtas in deep red and green, stylized flames and smoke patterns; large, intense eyes conveying fear and moral warning, temple-wall compositional symmetry.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: an unconventional didactic pichwai—central medallion shows a dark ‘naraka’ scene bordered by lotus and flame motifs; intricate floral borders in gold and indigo, symbolic chains and dharma-inscriptions, emphasizing moral consequence rather than pastoral calm."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["low temple drum","distant conch shell","ominous silence","faint thunder"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: jñātvaiva = jñātvā + eva; tiṣṭhenniraye = tiṣṭhet + niraye.
FAQs
Raurava is named as a dreadful naraka (hell) where severe karmic consequences are experienced; this verse assigns residence there to one who knowingly condones wrongdoing.
The phrase underscores inherited or shared karmic entanglement in the Purāṇic worldview: one’s actions can affect familial lines, especially when adharma is knowingly supported or normalized.
The verse warns against knowingly excusing wrongdoing; moral responsibility includes refusing to endorse or overlook faults once they are recognized.