Yajñamālī–Sumālī Upākhyāna: Merit-Transfer through Temple Plastering (Lepa) and the Redemption of a Sinner
गीतवाद्यरतो नित्यं मद्यपानरतोऽभवत् । वेश्याविभ्रमलुब्धोऽसौ परदारतोऽभवत् ॥ ४ ॥
gītavādyarato nityaṃ madyapānarato'bhavat | veśyāvibhramalubdho'sau paradārato'bhavat || 4 ||
అతడు నిత్యం సంగీత వాద్యాలలో మునిగి, మద్యపానానికి బానిసయ్యాడు. వేశ్యల విలాసాలకు లోబడి, పరస్త్రీల పట్ల ఆసక్తి పెంచుకున్నాడు.
Nārada (narrating a moral decline as part of the teaching context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bibhatsa
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
It highlights how unchecked sense-attachment (to entertainment, intoxication, and illicit sexuality) pulls a person away from dharma, creating a downward spiral that blocks spiritual clarity and right conduct.
By contrast, it implies that bhakti requires restraint and purity of habits; addictions and para-dāra involvement agitate the mind, making steady remembrance of the Lord and disciplined devotional life difficult.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is sadācāra (ethical discipline) as a foundation that supports study, mantra-practice, and any Vedic observance.