Shloka 83
The Glory of Dhātrī (Āmalakī) and Tulasī: Ekādaśī Observance and Protection from Preta States
इहलोके च ते प्रेताश्चांडालादिषु संभवाः । अंत्यजाः पतिताश्चैव पापरोगमृताश्च ये
ihaloke ca te pretāścāṃḍālādiṣu saṃbhavāḥ | aṃtyajāḥ patitāścaiva pāparogamṛtāśca ye
Dan di dunia ini juga, para preta yang lahir dalam kalangan Caṇḍāla dan kelompok terbuang lain—yang disebut antyaja, yang jatuh dari jalan dharma, serta yang mati kerana penyakit akibat dosa—semuanya dimaksudkan di sini.
Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context needed from Adhyāya 60 dialogue frame).
Concept: Karmic residue can manifest as birth into marginalized conditions and as deaths marked by ‘sinful diseases’, reinforcing the urgency of dharma and purification.
Application: Respond to suffering with compassion and service rather than contempt; focus on inner reform and devotional purification; support the sick and perform charity without discrimination.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A village boundary scene: the main settlement glows faintly in the distance while the outskirts show a small, austere hamlet where afflicted figures lie ill and others wander as if half-present. A compassionate pilgrim offers water and a lamp, hinting at the possibility of uplift through mercy and devotion.","primary_figures":["afflicted beings (symbolic pretas)","a compassionate pilgrim/householder","a distant temple silhouette (optional)"],"setting":"village outskirts with boundary stones, sparse huts, a dusty path, and a small shrine lamp","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["dusty brown","pale saffron","smoke gray","indigo shadow","lamp-flame amber"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a boundary-of-village composition with a small shrine lamp in gold leaf, compassionate donor figure offering water, distant temple tower, rich maroon and green borders, stylized figures conveying sorrow and hope, gold accents emphasizing the lamp as dharma-light.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: lyrical dawn over a village edge, delicate portrayal of huts and path, subdued sorrowful figures, a gentle benefactor with a small lamp, cool-to-warm gradient sky, refined emotional restraint.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlined village boundary with symbolic panels—illness, wandering, compassion—strong ochre/red/green palette, temple-wall moral narrative emphasizing dāna and dayā.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: a devotional border of lotuses framing a lower register of human suffering at the margins and an upper register with a small blue Viṣṇu emblem and floral abundance, intricate patterns suggesting bhakti’s power to transform marginality."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["soft wind","distant village sounds","single bell chime","long pauses"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: प्रेताः + चाण्डालादिषु → प्रेताश्चाण्डालादिषु; पतिताः + च + एव → पतिताश्चैव; मृताः + च → मृताश्च.
FAQs
It lists categories of beings—especially pretas—who are said to be reborn into socially marginal or ‘fallen’ conditions, emphasizing karmic consequence and moral causality.
Yes. Terms like patita (fallen) and pāpa (sin) frame the condition of birth/death as connected to prior actions and moral decline.
This excerpt alone does not identify the speaker; the speaker can be accurately named only by consulting the surrounding verses of Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa, Adhyāya 60.