Shloka 21
Right Conduct, Offenses Against Brāhmaṇas, Truthfulness, and the Greatness of the Cow
Go-Māhātmya
मुष्टिचपेटकीलैश्च हन्याद्विप्रं तु यः पुमान् । तापने रौरवे घोरे कल्पांतं सोपि तिष्ठति
muṣṭicapeṭakīlaiśca hanyādvipraṃ tu yaḥ pumān | tāpane raurave ghore kalpāṃtaṃ sopi tiṣṭhati
Sesiapa yang memukul seorang brāhmaṇa dengan tumbukan, tamparan, atau senjata tajam, dia akan tinggal hingga akhir kalpa di neraka yang mengerikan bernama Tāpana dan Raurava.
Not specified in the provided excerpt (context needed from Adhyaya 48 framing dialogue).
Concept: Physical assault on a brāhmaṇa is treated as a catastrophic dharmic rupture, yielding prolonged infernal suffering across cosmic time.
Application: Cultivate nonviolence in speech and body; when anger rises, step back, seek mediation, and honor sacred roles (teacher, priest, elder) without idealizing wrongdoing—resolve conflicts through dharmic means.
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A violent moment freezes in time: a man lashes out with fists and weapons toward a brāhmaṇa, but the air itself seems to recoil. The scene dissolves into a terrifying infernal panorama—Tāpana’s searing heat and Raurava’s jagged torment—where the offender is shown enduring punishment beneath a sky that suggests endless kalpas.","primary_figures":["Brāhmaṇa","Offender","Yamadūtas","Personified flames of Tāpana","Shadow-beasts of Raurava"],"setting":"Split-scene: earthly assault near a hermitage courtyard transitioning into twin hellscapes—one of blistering fire, one of iron thorns and roaring dread.","lighting_mood":"blazing infernal glare","color_palette":["incandescent orange","lava red","pitch black","iron gray","acid yellow"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: dramatic split composition with ornate gold-leaf borders; upper earthly scene with brāhmaṇa haloed, lower infernal registers labeled Tāpana and Raurava; stylized flames, iron spikes, Yamadūtas with traditional iconography; rich reds and greens contrasted with black, heavy gold embellishment on divine/ethical symbols.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: narrative clarity with delicate figures; the assault scene rendered with restrained motion, then a surreal infernal landscape with fine stippling for heat and thorn textures; cool-to-hot gradient palette, refined faces, minimal but powerful symbolism of kalpānta as a vast starless sky.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: iconic, frontal Yamadūtas and stylized flames; bold outlines and flat reds/yellows; the brāhmaṇa’s calm face contrasts with the offender’s distorted rage; temple-wall aesthetic with patterned borders.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: allegorical moral cloth—central dark circle of ‘adharma’ with thorn motifs; surrounding panels show the assault and the two hells; intricate floral borders in gold, deep blue ground, symbolic cows/lotuses as dharma markers."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"fast-dramatic","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["sharp hand drum strikes","conch blast","crackling fire","heavy silence on 'kalpāntaṃ'"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कीलैश्च→कीलैः च; हन्याद्विप्रं→हन्यात् विप्रम्; कल्पांतं→कल्पान्तम्; सोपि→सः अपि.
FAQs
It teaches that violence against a brāhmaṇa—whether by beating or using weapons—is a grave sin with severe karmic consequences, described here as long residence in specific hell-realms.
They are names of narakas (hell-realms) used in Purāṇic literature to depict the results of particular sins; the verse states the offender dwells there until kalpānta (the end of the aeon).
The verse emphasizes restraint from violence and the protection of religious/ethical order (dharma), warning that harming revered or protected persons carries heavy moral and spiritual repercussions.