Shloka 34
The Account of Women
Householder Ethics, Fault, Merit, and Govinda-Nāma as Purification
रजस्वलां च वनितां नावगच्छति यः पतिः । ब्रह्महा भ्रूणहा सोपि दुर्गतिं चाधिगच्छति
rajasvalāṃ ca vanitāṃ nāvagacchati yaḥ patiḥ | brahmahā bhrūṇahā sopi durgatiṃ cādhigacchati
Suami yang tidak menahan diri daripada mendekati wanita yang sedang haid, dia juga menjadi seperti pembunuh brāhmaṇa dan pembunuh janin, lalu jatuh ke keadaan yang buruk.
Unspecified (narratorial/dharmic instruction within the Adhyaya context)
Concept: Sexual restraint and ritual purity norms are binding; violating them is treated as mahāpātaka-like and leads to durgati.
Application: Honor consent, health, and boundaries; observe periods of abstinence prescribed by one’s tradition; cultivate self-control and reverence toward the body and the sacredness of marital life.
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A dimly lit household threshold becomes a moral crossroads: a husband hesitates as a protective, unseen dharma-śakti forms a boundary line. In the background, Yama’s shadowy court is faintly visible like a warning mirage, with a ledger of deeds and a path splitting toward light and toward gloom.","primary_figures":["Gṛhastha husband (symbolic)","Veiled wife (symbolic)","Yama (as distant omen)","Dharma personified (subtle, optional)"],"setting":"Interior of a traditional home with a small lamp shrine; a faint, otherworldly vista of Yama-loka layered behind like a moral vision.","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["smoky indigo","lamp-flame amber","ash gray","deep maroon","muted gold"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a moral tableau inside a South Indian household shrine room, central figure paused at a threshold, subtle haloed Dharma-guardian motif, distant Yama-loka vignette in a corner medallion; heavy gold leaf borders, rich maroon and emerald accents, gem-like ornament highlights, traditional iconographic symmetry.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate domestic scene with delicate linework, a thin luminous boundary at the threshold, distant misty Yama-loka suggested in pale washes; refined faces, restrained gestures, cool indigo shadows, lyrical moral allegory rather than explicit horror.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines, warm ochres and reds, stylized eyes; a household lamp shrine foreground and a symbolic Yama figure in the background panel; flat decorative space with dharma motifs (lotus, conch) subtly framing the warning.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: Vaishnava moral allegory framed by lotus and tulasi borders, a small Viṣṇu shrine lamp at center, the path of dharma rendered as floral patterns; deep blue ground with gold detailing, narrative medallions showing consequence and restraint."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["single temple bell strike","low drone (tanpura)","brief silence after the warning","distant conch (very soft)"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: नावगच्छति = न + अवगच्छति; सोपि = सः + अपि; चाधिगच्छति = च + अधिगच्छति
FAQs
It emphasizes restraint and adherence to dharmic boundaries in household life, warning that violating prescribed conduct leads to severe karmic consequences.
The verse uses strong comparative language to convey gravity: brahmahatyā and bhrūṇahatā are archetypal “great sins” in dharma literature, so the comparison signals a serious moral and karmic breach.
No. This shloka is primarily a dharma/ācāra injunction about conduct and its karmic result, rather than tirtha geography or explicit bhakti doctrine.