Shloka 19
The Churning of the Ocean
Milk Ocean Episode: Kālakūṭa, Hari-nāma, and Alakṣmī/Jyeṣṭhā
गुरु देवातिथीनां च यज्ञदानविवर्जितम् । यत्रवेदध्वनिर्नास्ति तत्र तिष्ठ सदाऽशुभे
guru devātithīnāṃ ca yajñadānavivarjitam | yatravedadhvanirnāsti tatra tiṣṭha sadā'śubhe
ਹੇ ਅਸ਼ੁਭੇ! ਜਿੱਥੇ ਗੁਰੂ, ਦੇਵਤੇ ਅਤੇ ਅਤਿਥੀ ਦਾ ਸਤਕਾਰ ਨਹੀਂ, ਜਿੱਥੇ ਯਜ੍ਞ ਤੇ ਦਾਨ ਨਹੀਂ, ਅਤੇ ਜਿੱਥੇ ਵੇਦਾਂ ਦੀ ਧੁਨੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਸੁਣਾਈ ਦਿੰਦੀ—ਉੱਥੇ ਸਦਾ ਟਿਕੀ ਰਹੁ।
Unspecified (context-dependent within Brahma-khaṇḍa narrative)
Concept: Auspiciousness depends on honoring guru, devas, and guests, and sustaining yajña-dāna and Vedic recitation; their absence invites enduring inauspiciousness.
Application: Keep a daily sacred sound practice (Veda, stotra, nāma-japa), honor teachers/elders, welcome guests, and set aside regular charity—even small, consistent giving.
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A stark contrast scene: a silent, dark house where no mantra is heard, the guest-seat is empty and dusty, and the guru’s sandals lie ignored. At the threshold stands an inauspicious feminine figure commanded to remain, while outside, faintly visible, a neighboring home glows with lamp-light and recitation—suggesting the path of reform.","primary_figures":["inauspicious one (Aśubhā/Daridratā)","neglectful householder (background)","symbolic guru sandals and empty guest-seat"],"setting":"interior with unlit lamp, closed scripture stand, dusty ātithi-āsana; outside glimpse of a lit courtyard with chanting","lighting_mood":"deep shadow with a single cold beam","color_palette":["midnight blue","dust gray","muted saffron","brass brown","pale ivory"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: split-composition moral contrast—left side a dark neglected home with an inauspicious goddess-like figure at the doorway, right side a faintly glowing recitation scene; gold leaf lavish on the auspicious side (lamps, halo-like radiance) and minimal on the neglected side; rich reds/greens with dramatic chiaroscuro.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: refined interior architecture, delicate dust textures on the empty guest-seat, subtle emotional storytelling through posture; cool nocturnal palette with a warm saffron glow spilling from the neighboring recitation scene; lyrical yet admonitory.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlined figures, symbolic objects (guru pāduka, empty ātithi-āsana, closed Veda stand), strong contrast of dark vs warm ochre zones, temple-wall didactic clarity.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central neglected household framed by ornate borders where floral motifs fade to gray; a small inset medallion shows a glowing chanting household with lotuses and lamps; deep indigo cloth ground with gold and saffron highlights."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["long silence between phrases","single temple bell","soft tanpura drone","distant Vedic chant (faint)"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: देवातिथीनां = देव-अतिथीनाम्; यज्ञदानविवर्जितम् = यज्ञ-दान-विवर्जितम्; यत्रवेदध्वनिर्नास्ति = यत्र + वेदध्वनिः + न + अस्ति (नास्ति); सदाऽशुभे = सदा + अशुभे.
FAQs
A place is described as inauspicious when it lacks reverence for the guru, gods, and guests, and when it is devoid of yajña (sacred offerings/ritual worship), dāna (charity), and Vedic recitation.
By grouping guests (atithis) with the guru and gods, the verse treats hospitality as a sacred duty and a sign of a dharmic household and community.
Dharma is sustained through reverence, generosity, and sacred study/recitation; neglecting these creates moral and spiritual decline, symbolized as an ‘inauspicious’ space.