Shloka 48
The Tale of the Five Pretas and the Glory of Puṣkara & the Eastern Sarasvatī
मातरं पितरं भ्रातॄन्भगिनीं सुतमेव च । अदृष्टदोषांस्त्यजति स प्रेतो जायते नरः
mātaraṃ pitaraṃ bhrātṝnbhaginīṃ sutameva ca | adṛṣṭadoṣāṃstyajati sa preto jāyate naraḥ
Sesiapa yang meninggalkan ibu, bapa, saudara lelaki, saudari, bahkan anak lelakinya sendiri—sedangkan mereka tiada kesalahan yang nyata—maka selepas mati dia menjadi preta (roh gelisah yang merayau).
Unspecified (narrative instruction within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa; exact dialogue speaker not provided in the input)
Concept: Abandoning blameless close kin is a grave adharma that results in preta-birth; relational duty is treated as spiritually determinative.
Application: Care for parents and dependents, avoid impulsive severing of relationships, and practice truthful conflict resolution; if separation is necessary, ensure protection and support rather than neglect.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A lonely man walks away from a modest home at dusk while his aged parents and a small child stand at the doorway, unblamed yet abandoned, their faces heavy with silent grief. As he steps into the darkening road, his shadow stretches and subtly transforms into a preta-like silhouette, showing the spiritual consequence of neglect.","primary_figures":["abandoning man","mother","father","brother(s) (optional)","sister (optional)","son/child"],"setting":"village home threshold with a tulsi-less courtyard (intentional emptiness), a fading hearth fire, dusty path leading into a dark grove","lighting_mood":"dusk-ashen","color_palette":["burnt umber","twilight purple","dusty rose","charcoal gray","dim amber"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: poignant doorway scene with richly patterned garments, gold-leaf used for the household lamp and faint dharma-symbols; the departing figure’s shadow edged with dark lacquer-like tones hinting at preta form; ornate border framing the moral lesson, saturated reds and greens contrasted with dusk background.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: tender domestic realism—fine facial expressions of parents and child, soft dusk sky gradient, delicate architecture; the departing figure on a winding path, shadow subtly stylized into a ghostly outline, muted earthy palette with lyrical melancholy.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines and expressive eyes conveying grief, stylized house threshold and path; strong ochre-red-green pigments with darkened perimeter, departing figure’s shadow rendered as a symbolic preta form; decorative border of broken lotus motifs to suggest fractured duty.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: narrative panel with central doorway framed by floral borders; the path becomes an ornamental dark vine leading away, the shadow-preta motif integrated into the pattern; deep indigo and muted gold accents, lotuses drooping on the border to convey karuṇa."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"emotional","sound_elements":["evening insects","distant temple bell","soft sobbing hush","wind on a dirt road","long pause after the final word"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: भ्रातॄन्भगिनीं = भ्रातॄन् + भगिनीम्; अदृष्टदोषांस्त्यजति = अदृष्टदोषान् + त्यजति
FAQs
It condemns abandoning close family members without cause, presenting such neglect as a serious adharma with harmful post-death consequences.
A preta is a restless departed being—often described in Purāṇic literature as a troubled post-death state associated with unresolved wrongdoing or improper conduct.
It highlights that abandonment is especially blameworthy when the relatives have not committed any apparent offense—i.e., the rejection is unjustified.