Shloka 91
The Bhīma-Dvādaśī
Kalyāṇinī) Vow and the Anangadāna-Vrata (with a Courtesan-Conduct Discourse
दस्युमिर्भगवन्सर्वाः परिभुक्ता वयं बलात् । स्वधर्मश्च्यावितोस्माकमस्मिन्नः शरणं भवान्
dasyumirbhagavansarvāḥ paribhuktā vayaṃ balāt | svadharmaścyāvitosmākamasminnaḥ śaraṇaṃ bhavān
Wahai Bhagavān, para penyamun telah mencemari kami semua dengan paksaan. Kami telah disimpangkan daripada svadharma kami—kini, hanya Engkaulah tempat perlindungan kami.
Unspecified afflicted women/supplicants (petitioners addressing a revered lord/authority figure)
Concept: When adharma violently disrupts one’s svadharma, the immediate recourse is śaraṇa—appeal to Bhagavān/authority for protection and restoration of dignity.
Application: Support survivors, restore safety and justice, and pair spiritual refuge (prayer, community, counsel) with concrete protection; do not spiritualize away harm—dharma demands safeguarding.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A group of women, garments disheveled and faces streaked with tears, kneel with trembling hands folded, speaking their plea to a revered protector seated before them. Behind them, the shadow of lawlessness—suggested as distant, indistinct figures—recedes, while the foreground centers on the women’s dignity struggling to reassert itself through refuge.","primary_figures":["afflicted women/supplicants","a revered lord/authority figure (sage or divine protector)","attendants/guards (optional)"],"setting":"A public hall or temple courtyard where justice and sanctuary are sought; pillars, lamps, and a raised seat indicating authority and protection.","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["deep maroon","lamp gold","smoke gray","indigo black","pale linen"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: sanctuary scene with women supplicants at the feet of a seated protector, gold leaf emphasizing the sanctum lamps and the protector’s halo, rich crimson and dark green textiles, ornate pillars, solemn expressions, composition focused on refuge and restoration of dignity.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: emotionally precise faces with fine tear details, subdued palette, women kneeling before a calm sage/protector, architectural lines minimal, a sense of quiet justice, soft lamplight glow rendered with delicate washes.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines and intense eyes conveying fear and plea, women in the foreground with folded hands, protector figure steady and frontal, lamps and pillars stylized, traditional red/yellow/green palette deepened for gravity.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: a protective devotional tableau framed by floral borders; the protector figure central with symmetrical attendants, supplicants arranged in rhythmic rows, deep indigo ground with gold lamp motifs, lotuses symbolizing purity and regained dignity."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"emotional","sound_elements":["low temple drum (soft)","faint sobs","lamp crackle","heavy silence","distant conch"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: दस्युभिः+भगवन् → दस्युमिर्भगवन् (विसर्ग/अनुस्वार-सन्धि); स्वधर्मः+च्यावितः+अस्माकम् → स्वधर्मश्च्यावितोस्माकम्; अस्मिन्+नः → अस्मिन्नः.
FAQs
It is a plea for protection and restoration of dharma: the speakers report violence and social disruption, and seek refuge in a higher moral and protective authority.
Svadharma here implies one’s rightful social and ethical order; the speakers say it has been ‘cyāvita’ (overturned/dislodged), highlighting dharma as something that can be violated and must be restored.
The verse condemns coercion and abuse as adharma, and models turning toward a just protector to re-establish safety, dignity, and moral order.