Shloka 44
The Deeds of Cyavana
in the Context of Guru-tirtha Glorification
वृत्तिच्छेदं च विप्राणां गोप्रचारप्रणाशनम् । आगारदहनं चान्यद्गृहदीपनकं तथा
vṛtticchedaṃ ca viprāṇāṃ gopracārapraṇāśanam | āgāradahanaṃ cānyadgṛhadīpanakaṃ tathā
பிராமணர்களின் வாழ்வாதாரத்தைத் துண்டிப்பதும், பசுக்களின் மேய்ச்சலும் நடமாட்டமும் அழிப்பதும், வீடுகளை எரிப்பதும், அதுபோல பிற செயல்கள்—வசிப்பிடங்களில் தீ வைப்பதும் போன்றவை।
Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses of Bhūmi-khaṇḍa 90).
Concept: Attacking the livelihood of brāhmaṇas, obstructing cattle, and arson are mahāpāpas because they destroy sustenance, sacred learning, and domestic safety.
Application: Support ethical livelihoods, protect animals, avoid economic sabotage, and cultivate non-violence in speech and action; practice dāna and service as counter-karmas.
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A stark moral tableau: a peaceful village edge with a brāhmaṇa’s hut, cows moving along a grazing path, and the sacred domestic fire glowing—then a dark figure’s act of obstruction and arson casts red smoke across the scene. Above, devas watch with stern faces, as if recording karma on a luminous scroll.","primary_figures":["Brāhmaṇa householder","Cows and calves","A shadowy wrongdoer (symbolic)","Witnessing devas (symbolic)"],"setting":"Earthly village/āśrama boundary with grazing track, thatched dwellings, and a small yajña-śālā","lighting_mood":"twilight with harsh firelight contrast","color_palette":["burnt sienna","ash gray","deep maroon","dull gold","night blue"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a dharmic village scene with a brāhmaṇa near a small yajña-altar, cows on a grazing path, and a dramatic arson flare at one dwelling; gold leaf used for sacred fire and halos of witnessing devas in the sky; rich reds and greens, ornate jewelry on divine figures, detailed architectural borders and floral motifs.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: a lyrical rural landscape with delicate trees and a winding cattle path; a sudden tongue of flame from a hut rendered with fine orange washes; brāhmaṇa and cows in gentle, expressive poses; cool dusk palette with precise linework and emotional restraint.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, stylized cows and brāhmaṇa figure, a large red-orange flame motif, and devas above in symmetrical arrangement; strong red/yellow/green blocks, temple-wall aesthetic, patterned borders emphasizing the gravity of adharma.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: cows and calves central with ornate floral borders; the grazing path depicted as a decorative band; a symbolic flame motif at one side as a warning; deep blue ground with gold highlights, peacocks and lotuses framing the moral lesson, devotional yet admonitory tone."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["crackling fire (subtle)","distant cow bells","wind through trees","single conch accent at cadence"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: वृत्तिच्छेदं = वृत्ति + छेदम् (internal sandhi). चान्यद्गृहदीपनकं = च + अन्यत् + गृहदीपनकम् (t + g → dg in sandhi).
FAQs
It lists social and economic harms: depriving brāhmaṇas of livelihood, damaging cattle-grazing/movement, and arson-like acts such as burning houses/dwellings.
Cattle sustain agrarian life through milk and farming support; harming their grazing or movement undermines community welfare, so it is treated as a serious societal offense.
The verse condemns actions that destabilize society—economic sabotage, harm to shared resources, and violence against homes—implying a dharmic duty to protect livelihoods, animals, and habitation.