Shloka 92
The Bhīma-Dvādaśī
Kalyāṇinī) Vow and the Anangadāna-Vrata (with a Courtesan-Conduct Discourse
आदिष्टोसि पुरा ब्रह्मन्केशवेन च धीमता । कस्मादीशेन संयोगं प्राप्य वेश्यात्वमागताः
ādiṣṭosi purā brahmankeśavena ca dhīmatā | kasmādīśena saṃyogaṃ prāpya veśyātvamāgatāḥ
హే బ్రాహ్మణా! పూర్వం ధీమంతుడైన కేశవుడు నిన్ను ఉపదేశించాడు. ఈశునితో సంయోగం పొందిన తరువాత నీవు ఎందుకు వేశ్యావస్థకు వచ్చితివి?
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Concept: Even after receiving divine guidance, pride and misdirected desire can precipitate spiritual and social downfall; one must align conduct with the Lord’s instruction.
Application: Treat spiritual experiences and proximity to power as tests of humility; keep vows/discipline after receiving guidance; seek correction quickly when slipping into harmful roles or habits.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A solemn hermitage dialogue: a sage questions a once-radiant celestial woman now veiled in shame, while a distant vision of Keśava’s luminous command hovers like a remembered vow. The air feels heavy with moral gravity—divine instruction contrasted with worldly fall.","primary_figures":["Keśava (visionary presence)","a questioning sage (Brahman)","a fallen apsarā/courtesan figure"],"setting":"forest āśrama with sacrificial fire, palm-leaf manuscripts, and a faint celestial backdrop suggesting a prior divine audience","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["saffron ochre","smoky charcoal","lotus pink","deep indigo","gold leaf"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a seated rishi in an āśrama questions a downcast apsarā draped in muted silk; behind them a radiant Keśava appears in a small aureole vignette, holding conch and discus; heavy gold leaf halos, rich maroon and emerald borders, gem-studded ornaments, stylized lotus pedestal, South Indian iconographic symmetry.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate hermitage scene with delicate linework; the sage’s calm but piercing gaze meets the ashamed apsarā; a faint cloud-vision of Keśava above; cool greens and blues, lyrical trees, soft gradients, refined faces, minimal gold accents.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines; the rishi and apsarā in frontal three-quarter poses; Keśava as a radiant inset with large expressive eyes; natural pigment reds/yellows/greens, temple-wall texture, ornamental floral bands.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: devotional moral tableau with a central lotus medallion showing Keśava’s command; side panels depict the sage’s inquiry and the apsarā’s remorse; intricate floral borders, deep blues and gold, stylized lotuses and hanging lamps, Nathdwara-inspired ornamentation."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["low temple bell","crackling sacrificial fire","brief silence after the question"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: आदिष्टः+असि → आदिष्टोसि; ब्रह्मन्+केशवेन → ब्रह्मन्केशवेन; कस्मात्+ईशेन → कस्मादीशेन; वेश्यात्वम्+आगताः → वेश्यात्वमागताः.
FAQs
Keśava is a well-known epithet of Viṣṇu, here described as dhīmat (wise), indicating divine instruction or command given in the past.
Veśyātvam literally means “the state/condition of a veśyā,” i.e., a courtesan or prostitute; in Purāṇic moral discourse it can also imply a fall from dignity or a socially censured condition.
The verse frames a moral inquiry: even after receiving divine instruction and attaining association with the Lord, one may still fall into degradation—prompting reflection on conduct, steadfastness in dharma, and the consequences of choices.