Shloka 26
The Account of Women
Householder Ethics, Fault, Merit, and Govinda-Nāma as Purification
पुनरेव कुलं दुष्टं तस्यास्संसर्गतो भवेत् । परबीजेन यो जातः स च स्याद्वर्णसंकरः
punareva kulaṃ duṣṭaṃ tasyāssaṃsargato bhavet | parabījena yo jātaḥ sa ca syādvarṇasaṃkaraḥ
ఆమె సాంగత్యం వల్ల వంశం కలుషితమవుతుంది. పరపురుషుని వల్ల పుట్టినవాడు వర్ణసంకరుడు అవుతాడు.
Unspecified (narrative voice within Padma Purana; speaker not identifiable from the single verse alone)
Concept: Association and sexual ethics are portrayed as determinants of lineage integrity; transgression is framed as producing social disorder (varṇa-saṅkara).
Application: Be mindful that choices affect wider community; cultivate fidelity, truthfulness, and transparent responsibility in relationships.
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A stern council of elders sits beneath a banyan tree, faces grave as they gesture toward a fractured family emblem—broken garlands and scattered sacred threads—symbolizing kula-dūṣaṇa. In the background, a shadowed figure stands apart, and a newborn is shown with a divided aura, representing the text’s anxiety about social mixing and disorder.","primary_figures":["village/household elders","a woman (symbolic)","a newborn (symbolic)","a scribe/priest (optional)"],"setting":"banyan-shaded assembly space near a small shrine; ritual items (broken garland, fallen yajñopavīta) placed in foreground","lighting_mood":"lamp-lit","color_palette":["banyan green","ash gray","saffron cloth","blood red accent","bronze"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: dharma-assembly under a banyan tree with elders in ornate attire, gold leaf on sacred ornaments and shrine arch; foreground shows broken garland and fallen sacred thread; composition conveys severity and social warning with rich reds/greens and embossed gold borders.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate council scene with refined faces, banyan leaves rendered in fine strokes; symbolic objects (broken garland, sacred thread) in foreground; subdued palette with lyrical but tense atmosphere.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, stylized banyan canopy, intense eyes of elders; ritual objects enlarged symbolically; red/yellow/green pigments emphasize moral gravity.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: symbolic dharma tableau framed by floral borders; sacred thread and garlands stylized among lotus motifs; deep blue background with gold detailing to heighten the didactic, cautionary tone."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["low drum (mridanga)","temple bell","hushed murmurs","wind through leaves"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तस्यास्संसर्गतो = तस्याः + संसर्गतः; स्याद्वर्णसंकरः = स्यात् + वर्णसंकरः
FAQs
It warns that illicit or socially condemned relationships are seen as harming the integrity of a family line (kula) and producing social disorder, framed here as varṇa-saṃkara.
Parabīja literally means “another’s seed,” referring to conception by a man other than the socially recognized husband/partner, a theme often discussed in Dharma literature.
It is used as a label for perceived disruption of established social identity and duties (varṇa/dharma), presenting mixed or uncertain lineage as a source of social confusion.