Shloka 71
Puṣkara Sacrifice: Gāyatrī’s Marriage, Sāvitrī’s Wrath, Rudra’s Test, and the Tīrtha-Māhātmya
वेश्यायां तु रता द्यूते पितृमातृविवर्जिताः । न पुत्रः पैतृकं वित्तं विद्यां वापि गमिष्यति
veśyāyāṃ tu ratā dyūte pitṛmātṛvivarjitāḥ | na putraḥ paitṛkaṃ vittaṃ vidyāṃ vāpi gamiṣyati
వేశ్యలపై ఆసక్తి కలిగి జూదంలో మునిగిపోయి, తల్లిదండ్రుల గౌరవాన్ని విడిచినవారి కుమారుడు పితృసంపదను పొందడు; విద్యనూ పొందడు।
Unspecified (narratorial/teachings context within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa; exact dialogue speaker not provided in the input).
Concept: Addiction and sexual exploitation erode filial piety and destroy intergenerational prosperity and learning.
Application: Avoid gambling and exploitative sexuality; cultivate respect and service to parents/elders; invest in education and sattvic habits to protect family stability.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A dim household courtyard shows a man absorbed in dice while a sorrowful mother and father sit neglected at the threshold. In the background, a child’s palm-leaf manuscripts lie unopened, and the ancestral chest of wealth remains locked, symbolizing lost inheritance and learning.","primary_figures":["gambler","prostitute/temptation figure (symbolic)","neglected mother","neglected father","child with books"],"setting":"a modest gṛhastha home with a small shrine corner and an unused study nook","lighting_mood":"lamp-lit dusk with heavy shadows","color_palette":["smoky brown","oil-lamp amber","faded saffron","deep maroon","dusty teal"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: domestic moral tableau—central dice game with ornate but ominous detailing, parents seated in sorrow near a small tulasī-less courtyard shrine, gold leaf highlighting the locked ancestral coffer and untouched manuscripts, rich reds/greens, stylized expressions of shame and grief.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate courtyard scene with delicate brushwork, cool evening tones, the gambler hunched over dice, parents rendered with gentle pathos, a child holding a book near a quiet household shrine, lyrical naturalism and fine textile patterns.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines and expressive eyes—parents in compassionate sorrow, the gambler in restless posture, symbolic dice enlarged, warm red/yellow/green pigments, decorative borders with dharma motifs (conch, chakra) subtly indicating Vaiṣṇava moral frame.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: allegorical composition—dice and temptation motifs at the lower register, above them a serene Vishnu emblem (chakra-shankha) as the dharmic ideal, intricate floral borders, deep blues and gold, small vignettes showing ‘parents honored’ vs ‘parents neglected’."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["soft dice clatter","distant evening conch","household silence","faint temple bell"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ratāḥ + dyūte = ratā dyūte (Visarga elision); vā + api = vāpi (Savarna Dirgha).
FAQs
No. This verse is ethical instruction (dharma-nīti), warning about the social and spiritual consequences of vice (gambling and illicit attachment) and neglect of parents.
Indirectly: it supports a dharmic foundation—self-control, right conduct, and honoring parents—which Purāṇic traditions often treat as supportive disciplines for spiritual life, including bhakti.
Addiction to gambling and immoral indulgence, coupled with disregard for one’s parents, leads to familial decline—so that even the next generation is said to lose access to inheritance and education.