Shloka 85
The Five Great Sacrifices: Supremacy of Honoring Parents, Pativrata Dharma, Truthfulness, and Śrāddha
इत्युक्त्वा तुलाधारः करोति क्रयविक्रयौ । तथा तात गमिष्यामि सज्जनाद्रोहकं प्रति
ityuktvā tulādhāraḥ karoti krayavikrayau | tathā tāta gamiṣyāmi sajjanādrohakaṃ prati
Setelah berkata demikian, Tulādhāra pun menjalankan urusan jual beli. Kemudian dia berkata, “Wahai anakku, aku akan pergi kepada Sajjanādrohaka.”
Tulādhāra
Concept: Householder dharma can remain steady even amid trade; movement toward a morally charged place hints that right livelihood and right company are themselves a pilgrimage.
Application: Perform one’s work cleanly and honestly, then turn the mind toward satsanga/holy places rather than indulgence.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: city
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A modest marketplace at the edge of a sacred route: Tulādhāra, calm-eyed and unhurried, completes honest buying and selling with balanced scales. After closing his ledger, he turns toward a distant road leading to Sajjanādrohaka, as if commerce itself has become a prelude to pilgrimage.","primary_figures":["Tulādhāra","local townspeople","traveler-companion (unnamed)"],"setting":"small bazaar with grain sacks, cloth bundles, a weighing scale, and a road stretching toward a grove-marked horizon","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["earthy ochre","indigo cloth-blue","brass-gold","leaf green","dusty rose"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Tulādhāra seated beside a large balance scale, hands poised in a gesture of honest trade, with subtle Vishnu-tilaka on his forehead; gold leaf highlights on the scale, coins, and halo-like aura of dharma; rich maroon and emerald textiles, gem-studded ornaments minimal and restrained, South Indian iconographic symmetry, ornate border with lotus and conch motifs.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: a lyrical bazaar scene with delicate linework—Tulādhāra in simple white, the scale finely detailed, distant road winding to a tree-lined tirtha-like settlement; cool morning palette, soft hills on the horizon, refined faces, gentle narrative intimacy.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines and warm pigments—Tulādhāra near a stylized scale, market goods arranged in rhythmic patterns; temple-wall aesthetic with lotus border, expressive eyes, red-yellow-green dominance, restrained divine aura suggesting inner purity amid worldly work.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: a devotional reinterpretation—Tulādhāra’s marketplace framed by lotus creepers and peacock-feather borders; subtle Vaishnava symbols (conch, discus) woven into the textile patterns; deep blue background with gold detailing, cows and birds at the road’s edge implying dharmic prosperity."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["market murmur","soft footfalls on dust road","distant temple bell","morning birds"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ityuktvā = इति + उक्त्वा; अन्यत्र स्पष्ट-सन्धि नहीं।
FAQs
It presents trade (buying and selling) as an activity that can be done responsibly within dharma—Tulādhāra continues his duties without abandoning right conduct.
Tulādhāra is speaking; after finishing his business transactions, he states his intention to go to Sajjanādrohaka.
Not explicitly; it supports a dharmic framework where ordinary livelihood can be integrated with spiritual aims, which often underlies later bhakti-oriented teachings.