Shloka 17
अभ्यंजनांजनोन्मर्द्दच्छत्रधारणमेव च । कामं लोभं भयं निद्रां गीतवादित्रनर्तनम्
abhyaṃjanāṃjanonmarddacchatradhāraṇameva ca | kāmaṃ lobhaṃ bhayaṃ nidrāṃ gītavāditranartanam
അഭ്യംഗം, അഞ്ജനം, ദേഹമർദ്ദനം, ഛത്രധാരണം; കൂടാതെ കാമം, ലോഭം, ഭയം, നിദ്ര, ഗാനം, വാദ്യവാദനം, നൃത്തം—ഇവയും (നിയമത്തോടെ) പരിഗണിക്കണം।
Unspecified (context needed from surrounding verses of Svargakhaṇḍa 53)
Concept: Regulate bodily adornment and sensory entertainments; identify and restrain inner enemies (kāma, lobha, bhaya, nidrā) that disrupt vrata.
Application: Limit cosmetics and self-display; set boundaries for entertainment; observe one’s triggers for desire/greed/fear and replace with japa, kīrtana, and service.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A disciplined vratī stands with minimal possessions, rejecting mirrors and cosmetics while turning toward a small shrine where lamps burn steadily. Around him, faint silhouettes of dancers and musicians appear like temptations dissolving into mist, while the inner foes—kāma and lobha—are symbolized as subdued serpents at his feet.","primary_figures":["Vaiṣṇava vratī/ascetic","symbolic figures of Kāma and Lobha (allegorical)","temple attendant or disciple (optional)"],"setting":"Simple āśrama courtyard with a small shrine and a parasol set aside; distant festival pavilion fading away","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["smoke gray","lamp gold","deep indigo","earth brown","pale jasmine"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a vratī before a small Viṣṇu shrine, rejecting cosmetics and entertainment; gold leaf radiance around the shrine, rich maroon and green drapery, embossed ornaments on the deity icon; allegorical Kāma and Lobha rendered as subdued figures at the base, ornate borderwork.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: an ascetic in a quiet courtyard, a discarded cosmetic box and parasol to one side; distant musicians and dancers painted faintly as dissolving temptations; cool twilight palette, delicate lines, refined expressions, gentle hills and trees behind.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold-outlined vratī with calm gaze facing a lamp-lit Viṣṇu icon; stylized allegories of desire and greed as subdued serpentine motifs; red-yellow-green pigments, temple-wall texture, symmetrical composition.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central shrine motif with lamps; surrounding border panels show temptations—dance, music—rendered as decorative vignettes fading into floral patterns; deep blue ground, gold highlights, lotus and peacock borders, devotional symmetry."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["single temple bell strokes","soft mridangam fading out (symbolic)","night insects","lamp crackle","silence"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: Resolved internal sandhi in IAST cluster: onmarddacchatradhāraṇam → उन्मर्द + छत्रधारणम् (dd + ch). First pāda treated as a list: अभ्यञ्जन, अञ्जन, उन्मर्द, छत्रधारणम्.
FAQs
By itself it reads as a catalog of bodily adornments and pleasure-activities; whether it is prescriptive (to avoid) depends on the immediate context of Adhyaya 53 (e.g., vows, vrata-rules, or ascetic discipline) in the surrounding verses.
abhyañjana refers to oil anointing or massage; añjana commonly means collyrium (kohl) or cosmetic application to the eyes/face—both indicating personal grooming/adornment.
Such enumerations often highlight attachments and distractions—pleasures, fears, lethargy, and entertainments—that can weaken self-control and focus, especially when a vow, ritual purity, or spiritual discipline is being emphasized.