Shloka 67
The Account of King Yayāti: Kāmasaras, Rati’s Tears, and the Birth of Aśrubindumatī
within the Mātā–Pitṛ Tīrtha Narrative
नेत्राभ्यां हि जले तस्याः पतिता अश्रुबिंदवः । तेभ्यो जातो महाशोकः सर्वसौख्यप्रणाशकः
netrābhyāṃ hi jale tasyāḥ patitā aśrubiṃdavaḥ | tebhyo jāto mahāśokaḥ sarvasaukhyapraṇāśakaḥ
De fato, de seus olhos caíram gotas de lágrimas na água; delas nasceu uma grande tristeza que destrói toda felicidade.
Unspecified (narratorial voice within the chapter context)
Concept: Unchecked sorrow multiplies and becomes a force that erodes sukha; inner states are causally potent.
Application: Notice the first ‘drop’—small indulgences in despair; redirect it into prayer, kīrtana, or service before it crystallizes into a habit of unhappiness.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A solitary divine woman’s eyes brim and release crystal tear-drops that fall into a dark, still pool. Each drop ripples outward, and within the ripples a shadowy, personified Sorrow begins to rise—tall, smoke-bodied—dimming the surrounding lotuses as if happiness itself is being drained.","primary_figures":["Rati (implied presence)","Personified Śoka (Sorrow)","A grieving divine woman (unnamed, archetypal)"],"setting":"Moon-stilled water-lake with lotuses; liminal grove at the edge of a celestial garden, where emotion becomes substance.","lighting_mood":"moonlit","color_palette":["indigo black","silver moon-white","lotus pink","smoke gray","deep emerald"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a moonlit lotus-lake where a jeweled, sorrowful celestial woman releases pearl-like tears into the water; from the ripples rises a dark, personified Śoka with stylized flames of grief around him; gold leaf highlights on the lotus petals and jewelry, rich crimson-green garments, ornate South Indian borders, gem-studded ornaments, dramatic contrast between divine radiance and shadow.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate night scene by a lotus pond, a refined-faced celestial woman with downcast eyes; tiny tear-drops create concentric ripples from which a smoky figure of Śoka emerges; cool blues and silvers, lyrical trees and distant hills, fine linework, soft gradients, poetic melancholy.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines and natural pigments; a sorrowful divine lady at a lotus pond, tears rendered as white beads; from the water rises Śoka as a dark, stylized figure with red accents of torment; temple-wall aesthetic, large expressive eyes, dominant reds/yellows/greens with deep blue background.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: lotus-filled water surface with intricate floral borders; central motif of tear-drops as pearls falling among lotuses; a symbolic dark Śoka figure emerging subtly from patterned ripples; deep blues with gold detailing, peacocks perched silently, ornate textile symmetry, devotional mood despite sorrow."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["soft temple bells","still water ambience","distant conch shell","night insects","long pauses"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: netrābhyāṃ (dual instrumental); aśrubiṃdavaḥ = aśru + bindavaḥ; mahāśokaḥ = mahā + śokaḥ; sarvasaukhyapraṇāśakaḥ = sarva + saukhya + praṇāśakaḥ (compound).
FAQs
It depicts grief as something that can ‘arise’ from tears—an image stressing how sorrow, once generated, can overwhelm and destroy one’s sense of well-being.
Not in the verse itself. The pronoun “tasyāḥ” (“of her”) refers to a female figure identified by the surrounding narrative in Adhyaya 77.
Unchecked lamentation can intensify suffering; the verse implicitly cautions that grief can become all-consuming and urges steadiness of mind in adversity.