Shloka 33
Narrative of the Śūdra’s Renunciation of Greed
with the Tulādhāra Greatness Prelude
यतो लोभस्ततो लाभो लाभाल्लोभः प्रवर्तते । लोभग्रस्तस्य पुंसश्च शाश्वतो निरयो भवेत्
yato lobhastato lābho lābhāllobhaḥ pravartate | lobhagrastasya puṃsaśca śāśvato nirayo bhavet
ലോഭമുള്ളിടത്ത് ലാഭം ജനിക്കുന്നു; ലാഭത്തിൽ നിന്ന് വീണ്ടും ലോഭം വർധിക്കുന്നു. ലോഭഗ്രസ്തനായ മനുഷ്യന് ശാശ്വത നരകമാണ് ഗതി.
Not explicitly identifiable from the single verse (context required from surrounding verses).
Concept: Greed and gain form a self-reinforcing loop; unchecked lobha leads to enduring hellish consequences.
Application: Interrupt the loop: set limits, practice regular charity, cultivate contentment, and redirect desire into seva; reflect on long-term consequences before pursuing profit.
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A symbolic wheel is shown: ‘lobha’ gives rise to ‘lābha,’ which feeds back into ‘lobha,’ turning like a dark chakra. In the background, a distant vision of Naraka appears—smoky, iron-hued—serving as a stark warning of the cycle’s endpoint.","primary_figures":["Allegorical Lobha (greed)","Allegorical Lābha (gain)","Naraka guardians (distant, shadowed)"],"setting":"Abstract moral landscape: a turning wheel over a dim horizon, with a faint infernal realm beyond","lighting_mood":"dramatic","color_palette":["iron black","ember red","smoke gray","sulfur yellow","cold blue"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a central dark chakra labeled by motifs—serpent coils for lobha, coin-garlands for lābha—rendered with ornate patterning; gold leaf used ironically on coins to show temptation; background shows stylized Naraka flames and shadowed figures; rich reds and blacks with gilded highlights.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: allegorical wheel floating above a landscape, delicate linework showing repeated motifs of coins transforming into serpents; distant smoky Naraka rendered softly, not grotesque; restrained palette with sharp red accents, moral clarity through composition.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, circular mandala-like wheel with repeating lobha-lābha symbols; fiery lower register suggesting Naraka; strong red/yellow/black contrasts, temple-wall didactic feel.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: circular border-heavy composition like a mandala; instead of Krishna-lila, a moral mandala of desire—coins, vines, serpents—encircling a dark center; deep blue ground with gold and red detailing, ornate floral borders to heighten the didactic contrast."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"fast-dramatic","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["low drum pulse","conch shell (warning blast)","temple bells","crackling fire (subtle)","sudden silence at 'niraya'"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: लोभस्ततः = लोभः + ततः; लाभाल्लोभः = लाभात् + लोभः; पुंसश्च = पुंसः + च।
FAQs
It warns that greed is self-reinforcing: profit feeds further greed, trapping a person in destructive desire and leading to severe karmic consequences.
Yes. It describes a loop: greed motivates pursuit of gain, and gain intensifies greed, making contentment increasingly difficult.
It indicates enduring suffering as a karmic outcome of greed—often framed in Purāṇic language as naraka (hellish states), and also readable as prolonged misery created by insatiable craving.