Shloka 5
The Power of a Chaste Woman: Indra and Kāma Confront Satī’s Radiance
यथा त्वया कर्म कृतं पुरा स्मर फलं तु प्राप्तं तु तथैव तीव्रम् । सुकुत्सितां योनिमवाप्स्यसि ध्रुवं साध्व्यानया सार्धमिहैव कथ्यसे
yathā tvayā karma kṛtaṃ purā smara phalaṃ tu prāptaṃ tu tathaiva tīvram | sukutsitāṃ yonimavāpsyasi dhruvaṃ sādhvyānayā sārdhamihaiva kathyase
Ingatlah perbuatan yang telah engkau lakukan dahulu; buahnya kini telah engkau terima dengan kadar yang sama kerasnya. Sesungguhnya engkau akan memperoleh yoni yang hina (kelahiran yang rendah), dan di sini juga engkau ditegur bersama wanita sādvī yang mulia ini.
Unspecified (context-dependent admonisher within the narrative)
Concept: Karma returns in proportionate measure; wrongdoing ripens into painful consequence, including degraded rebirth.
Application: Treat every action as seed; avoid harming the virtuous, and immediately correct course through confession, restraint, and service to sādhus.
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A stern, unseen moral adjudicator’s words hang in the air as a trembling offender stands before a calm, luminous sādhvī. The atmosphere is heavy with karmic inevitability—shadowed forms of future rebirth loom faintly behind the offender, while the virtuous woman’s aura remains steady and protective.","primary_figures":["a sādhvī (pativratā)","a remorseful offender","an implied dharma-admonisher (off-screen voice or sage silhouette)"],"setting":"Forest hermitage threshold with a simple hut, sacred fire, and a boundary line suggesting moral crossing; faint spectral imagery of samsaric wombs in the background.","lighting_mood":"forest dappled turning to ominous twilight","color_palette":["smoky indigo","ash gray","saffron ochre","pale gold","deep maroon"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a radiant pativratā seated near a small agni-kunda, gold-leaf halo and ornate border; the offender kneels with downcast eyes, heavy red-green drapery, embossed gold detailing on jewelry and aura; a subtle karmic ‘shadow’ motif behind him rendered with dark lacquer tones, traditional South Indian iconographic symmetry.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: a quiet hermitage scene with delicate trees and a small hut; the pativratā’s face serene and refined, the offender anxious; cool dusk gradients over distant hills, fine linework for expressions, lyrical naturalism emphasizing moral tension rather than spectacle.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines and temple-wall composition; the pativratā with large expressive eyes and a warm yellow-red-green palette, a stylized aura; the offender shown with contorted posture; symbolic karmic forms behind in muted tones, framed like a didactic panel.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: moral tableau framed by lotus and floral borders; the sādhvī’s aura rendered as concentric lotus-petal motifs; peacocks and vines at the margins; deep blue ground with gold highlights, narrative cartouches indicating karmaphala and dharma."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["low temple bell","crackling sacred fire","wind through leaves","brief silence after the warning"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: योनिम्+अवाप्स्यसि→योनिमवाप्स्यसि; साध्व्या+अनया→साध्व्यानया; सार्धम्+इह+एव→सार्धमिहैव.
FAQs
It emphasizes karma-phala: past actions inevitably mature into corresponding results, often with the same intensity as the deed.
It implies a degraded rebirth—an unfavorable embodiment—used as a moral warning that unethical conduct leads to lower states of existence.
The contrast underscores accountability: the wrongdoer is admonished in the presence of a sādhvī (virtuous woman), highlighting the gravity of the misconduct and the ideal of dharmic conduct.