Shloka 61
The Five Great Sacrifices: Supremacy of Honoring Parents, Pativrata Dharma, Truthfulness, and Śrāddha
तस्य पत्न्योऽष्ट तिष्ठंति तन्मध्ये वरवर्णिनी । रूपयौवनसंपन्ना दयायुक्ता यशस्विनी
tasya patnyo'ṣṭa tiṣṭhaṃti tanmadhye varavarṇinī | rūpayauvanasaṃpannā dayāyuktā yaśasvinī
У него восемь жён. Среди них есть одна дивная женщина — наделённая красотой и юностью, исполненная сострадания и прославленная.
Unspecified narrator (context not provided in the input excerpt)
Concept: True excellence is not beauty alone but beauty joined with compassion and good fame rooted in conduct.
Application: Cultivate inner virtues alongside outer accomplishments; let compassion be the measure of attractiveness and reputation.
Primary Rasa: shringara
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A courtly domestic tableau reveals eight queens seated in a semicircle, while one woman—Śubhā—stands out through serene compassion in her gaze and modest posture. Her beauty is understated, framed by symbols of household auspiciousness: lamps, water vessels, and fresh flowers.","primary_figures":["Śubhā (varavarṇinī)","the husband with eight wives (implied)","attendant women (optional)"],"setting":"inner palace chamber or refined household hall with carved pillars, flower garlands, and a small shrine niche","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["pearl white","rose madder","emerald green","antique gold","midnight blue"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: eight queens arranged symmetrically, Śubhā highlighted with a gentle halo-like aura; heavy gold leaf on ornaments and borders, rich maroon and green silks, gem-studded jewelry, a small shrine lamp glowing in the background, classical South Indian palace interior.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: elegant women in translucent veils, delicate brushwork emphasizing expressive eyes; Śubhā slightly forward with a compassionate gesture, cool palette with soft pinks and greens, patterned carpets, a balcony opening to a pale sky and distant hills.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines and stylized faces; Śubhā centered with calm eyes, attendants flanking, warm red-yellow-green pigments, ornamental floral bands, lamp flames rendered in mural conventions.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: Śubhā portrayed as the embodiment of auspiciousness within a lotus-and-vine border; deep blue ground with gold motifs, peacocks and floral sprays, a small tulasī-vṛndāvana motif near the lower edge to hint at Vaiṣṇava domestic sanctity."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["anklet chimes","soft veena drone","lamp crackle","murmured palace hush"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: patnyo'ṣṭa = patnyaḥ aṣṭa (विसर्ग-सन्धि: अः + अ → ओऽ); tanmadhye is a tatpurusha compound (tad+madhya).
FAQs
It describes a man’s eight wives, highlighting one among them as exceptionally beautiful, youthful, compassionate, and famous.
Indirectly, it valorizes virtues like compassion (dayā) alongside outward qualities, implying that moral character is a defining mark of excellence.
From the excerpt alone the speaker cannot be identified with certainty; the verse appears as third-person narration within the Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa’s ongoing account.