Shloka 19
The Glory of Plastering/Smearing (and Maintaining) Hari’s Temple
परित्यज्य सुनिद्रां च धावंत इति किन्वहो । आगता बहुशो लोकाश्चोरो द्रव्यं जवेन च
parityajya sunidrāṃ ca dhāvaṃta iti kinvaho | āgatā bahuśo lokāścoro dravyaṃ javena ca
Meninggalkan tidur yang lena, orang ramai berlari-lari sambil menjerit, “Apakah ini, aduhai!” Berkali-kali manusia berpusu-pusu datang, sedangkan si pencuri pantas melarikan harta itu.
Narrator (contextual; specific dialogue speaker not identifiable from this single verse alone)
Concept: Worldly security is fragile; attachment to wealth breeds fear and disorder.
Application: Treat possessions as stewardship; cultivate vigilance, charity, and remembrance of God rather than anxiety-driven hoarding.
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Type: city
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A moon-dark town erupts from sleep: doors flung open, oil lamps trembling in hurried hands, people rushing into narrow lanes crying in confusion. In the foreground a shadowy thief darts away clutching a bundle, while startled faces and swirling dust convey the sudden rupture of night’s calm.","primary_figures":["townspeople","thief"],"setting":"crowded ancient Indian street with mud-brick houses, wooden doors, scattered pots, and a small shrine niche on a wall","lighting_mood":"moonlit with flickering lamp-light","color_palette":["indigo night","lamp-flame amber","dusty ochre","charcoal black","copper brown"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a dramatic nocturnal street scene with stylized architecture and ornate borders; townspeople with expressive eyes holding brass oil lamps, the thief in swift diagonal motion; selective gold leaf highlights on lamp flames, jewelry, and shrine niche, rich reds and greens framing the composition, traditional South Indian decorative motifs.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate brushwork showing a compact town lane under a pale moon; fine-lined figures in flowing garments, subtle facial expressions of alarm, cool indigo and slate tones with warm lamp glows; lyrical trees and rooftops, gentle atmospheric perspective.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines and flat natural pigments; exaggerated expressive eyes on the awakened crowd, rhythmic repetition of running postures; deep indigo background with bright yellow-orange lamps, temple-wall aesthetic borders and floral scrollwork.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: narrative panel with ornate floral borders; night-blue ground with gold highlights, stylized figures rushing, lamps like small lotuses of light; include a small Krishna/Vishnu shrine motif on a wall niche as a symbolic contrast to worldly theft, intricate patterns and peacock-feather accents in the border."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"fast-dramatic","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["hurried footsteps","distant shouts","clinking bangles","dogs barking","temple bell faintly","night wind"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: किन्वहो = किम् + नु + अहो; लोकाश्चोरो = लोकाः + चोरः (visarga sandhi); धावंत = धावन्तः (anusvāra/orthographic).
FAQs
It depicts a sudden public commotion: people wake from deep sleep, run in alarm, and during the confusion a thief quickly steals the property.
It highlights how negligence and disorder can create opportunities for wrongdoing, implying the value of vigilance, order, and protection of communal property.
Not explicitly. This śloka functions mainly as narrative description within the Brahma-khaṇḍa; any theological point would depend on the surrounding verses and speaker context.