Shloka 6
The Power of a Chaste Woman: Indra and Kāma Confront Satī’s Radiance
ये ज्ञानवंतः पुरुषा जगत्त्रये वैरं प्रकुर्वन्ति महात्मभिः समम् । भुंजन्ति ते दुष्कृतमेवतत्फलं दुःखान्वितं रूपविनाशनं च
ye jñānavaṃtaḥ puruṣā jagattraye vairaṃ prakurvanti mahātmabhiḥ samam | bhuṃjanti te duṣkṛtamevatatphalaṃ duḥkhānvitaṃ rūpavināśanaṃ ca
ये ज्ञानवंतः पुरुषा जगत्त्रये वैरं प्रकुर्वन्ति महात्मभिः समम् । भुंजन्ति ते दुष्कृतमेवतत्फलं दुःखान्वितं रूपविनाशनं च
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Concept: Even the learned fall if they cultivate enmity with mahātmas; such aparādha yields suffering and loss of auspiciousness (including bodily radiance/beauty).
Application: Convert rivalry into reverence: avoid slander, envy, and factionalism; practice respectful speech, reconciliation, and service to the spiritually advanced.
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial_realm
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["conch shell (soft, distant)","rustle of leaves","single bell strike","low drone (tanpura)"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: जगत्+त्रये→जगत्त्रये; दुष्कृतम्+एव+तत्+फलम्→दुष्कृतमेवतत्फलम्; दुःख+अन्वितम्→दुःखान्वितम्.
FAQs
It warns that even a learned person incurs grave karmic consequences by cultivating hostility toward noble, great-souled people.
The verse states that the doer reaps suffering (duḥkha) and even the destruction of beauty/form (rūpa-vināśa).
To emphasize universality: wherever such hostility occurs—anywhere in existence—it yields painful results.