Shloka 17
Narration of the Greatness of Harivāsara
Ekādaśī, the Day Sacred to Hari
भुक्तिमाश्रित्य तिष्ठंति जलभक्षणमाज्ञया । कुर्वतां सर्वपापानि नरकान्निष्कृतिर्भवेत्
bhuktimāśritya tiṣṭhaṃti jalabhakṣaṇamājñayā | kurvatāṃ sarvapāpāni narakānniṣkṛtirbhavet
భోగాన్ని ఆశ్రయించి, ఆజ్ఞ ప్రకారం కేవలం జలభక్షణముతో జీవించే వారు, సమస్త పాపాలు చేయువారైతే—వారికి నరకమునుండి ఏ ప్రాయశ్చిత్తమూ/నిష్కృతీ ఉండదు।
Unspecified (narratorial voice within Brahma-khaṇḍa context)
Concept: Austerity without inner transformation—clinging to enjoyment while performing forced minimalism—does not cleanse grave wrongdoing; unrepented total sin leads to naraka with no expiation.
Application: Do not treat fasting as punishment or social compulsion; pair restraint with prayer, confession, charity, and behavioral change; avoid rationalizing wrongdoing with token austerities.
Primary Rasa: bibhatsa
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A figure sits with a water pot, outwardly ‘fasting’ under orders, yet behind them loom sensual symbols—perfumes, dice, and indulgent thoughts rendered as smoky apparitions. In the distance, a yawning naraka chasm opens with ember-red glow, showing that mere water-subsistence cannot erase a life of unrepented wrongdoing.","primary_figures":["a conflicted ascetic/householder","personified Bhoga (shadow apparition)","Yama’s gate (symbolic)"],"setting":"a sparse room with a single water pot; background dissolving into a hellish vista","lighting_mood":"low, ominous ember-glow","color_palette":["charcoal black","ember red","mud brown","pale ash","dull copper"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: central seated figure with kamandalu, but surrounded by stylized dark sensual apparitions; gold leaf used ironically only on the water pot rim and a faint Hari symbol to show neglected devotion; rich borders, dramatic contrast between sacred iconography and moral decay.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate interior with minimal objects; translucent smoky forms of temptation behind the sitter; distant red-orange naraka horizon; delicate lines and subdued palette conveying psychological conflict rather than gore.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, expressive eyes showing inner attachment; swirling red-black naraka motifs at the margins; strong pigment blocks and symbolic demons kept stylized, not graphic.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central motif of a water pot and a small Hari emblem above; surrounding border of withered lotus petals to signify failed vrata; deep blue-black ground with red-gold accents, moral allegory rendered in decorative symbolism."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"grave","sound_elements":["low drone","single bell strike","wind-like hush","distant thunder"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: भुक्तिमाश्रित्य = भुक्तिम् + आश्रित्य (म् + आ → मा). नरकान्निष्कृतिः = नरकात् + निष्कृतिः (त् + न → न्न).
FAQs
It implies a severe austerity where one “subsists on water,” a form of fasting used in some dharma texts as a disciplinary or expiatory practice.
Yes; it suggests that for those who commit “all sins” (i.e., habitual or comprehensive wrongdoing), expiation may not be effective, and the karmic result is described as falling into hell.
It warns against indulgence-driven living and persistent wrongdoing, stressing that austerity without moral reform does not nullify the consequences of pervasive sin.