Shloka 23
The Episode of Vena: Pṛthu’s Counsel, Royal Proclamation, and Brahmā’s Boon
वैन्यस्य राज्ये विप्रेन्द्राः पापं कश्चिन्न चाचरेत् । यस्तु चिंतयते पापं त्रिविधेनापि कर्मणा
vainyasya rājye viprendrāḥ pāpaṃ kaścinna cācaret | yastu ciṃtayate pāpaṃ trividhenāpi karmaṇā
హే విప్రేంద్రులారా! వైన్యుని రాజ్యంలో ఎవడును పాపం ఆచరించలేదు. కాని ఎవడు త్రివిధ కర్మములచే పాపాన్ని ఆలోచించునో, (అతడు దోషభాగి అవును).
Unspecified (contextual narrator within the Bhīṣma–Pulastya dialogue)
Concept: In an ideal dharmic reign, sin is not merely avoided in deed; even the mental intention toward sin is censured—purity across thought, speech, and action (trividha karma).
Application: Practice ‘triple discipline’: monitor intention (manas), words (vāk), and deeds (kāya); reduce harmful impulses at the thought-stage through japa, satsanga, and mindful pauses.
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: city
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A peaceful, well-ordered kingdom unfolds: citizens go about their work with calm faces, temples are tended, and justice is administered without cruelty. Above the city, a subtle symbolic triad—thought, word, deed—appears as three luminous threads converging into a single dharmic pillar, suggesting inner restraint as the foundation of outer harmony.","primary_figures":["Pṛthu (as ideal king)","brahmins/citizens","royal judges/guards (non-threatening)"],"setting":"Prosperous capital with clean streets, a central dharma-stambha, temple spires, and orderly marketplaces; a serene civic landscape rather than battlefield grandeur.","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["warm ochre","lapis blue","leaf green","marigold yellow","silver gray"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Pṛthu seated in a court of justice with gold leaf halo, citizens and brahmins in orderly rows, a central dharma-stambha embossed with gold, rich reds/greens and ornate borders, benevolent authority emphasized through symmetrical composition.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: tranquil cityscape with delicate architecture, Pṛthu as a refined figure dispensing justice, citizens serene, soft lamp-glow and cool evening tones, lyrical detail in textiles and faces, subtle symbolic triad in the sky as fine luminous lines.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: iconic Pṛthu with bold outlines, stylized city and temple forms, dharma-stambha central, strong red-yellow-green palette, narrative panels showing thought-speech-action discipline as symbolic motifs.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: civic harmony framed by floral borders and lotus motifs, Pṛthu centered with attendants, citizens depicted in rhythmic patterns, deep blue background with gold highlights, symbolic triad rendered as decorative threads converging at a dharma pillar."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["soft courthouse murmurs","temple bells at intervals","distant flowing water","measured silence"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कश्चिन्न = कश्चित् + न (व्यञ्जन-सन्धि); चाचरेत् = च + आचरेत् (स्वर-सन्धि); यस्तु = यः + तु (विसर्ग-लोप); त्रिविधेनापि = त्रिविधेन + अपि (स्वर-सन्धि)।
FAQs
It refers to wrongdoing through thought, speech, and bodily action—often summarized as mānasa, vācika, and kāyika karma.
Vainya commonly refers to King Pṛthu, son of Vena, praised in Purāṇic literature as an ideal ruler who establishes dharma and prosperity.
It stresses inner ethics: not only sinful acts but even the intention or contemplation of sin (at the level of mind, speech, or body) is morally significant, especially under a righteous social order.