Shloka 22
The Duties and Conduct of the Graduate (Snātaka) and the Householder
मातापित्रोर्हिते युक्तो ब्राह्मणस्य हिते रतः । दाता यज्वा देवभक्तो ब्रह्मलोके महीयते
mātāpitrorhite yukto brāhmaṇasya hite rataḥ | dātā yajvā devabhakto brahmaloke mahīyate
మాతాపితృహితంలో నిమగ్నుడై, బ్రాహ్మణుల క్షేమంలో రతుడై, దాతగా, యజ్ఞకర్తగా, దేవభక్తుడిగా ఉన్నవాడు బ్రహ్మలోకంలో మహిమింపబడతాడు.
Unspecified (context-dependent narration within Svarga-khaṇḍa)
Concept: Filial service, support of Brahmins, generosity, sacrificial duty, and devotion elevate one to Brahmaloka and confer honor beyond earthly life.
Application: Care for parents materially and emotionally, support genuine teachers/priests and dharmic institutions, practice regular charity, and treat worship as gratitude rather than transaction.
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A luminous ascent scene: a devoted householder offers gifts to a learned Brahmin while his aged parents bless him with raised hands. Above, Brahmaloka appears as a radiant lotus-city in the sky, with Brahmā’s golden presence faintly visible, signifying honor earned through service and sacrifice.","primary_figures":["Gṛhastha donor","Mother and father","Brahmin recipient","Brahmā (distant, symbolic)"],"setting":"Ritual courtyard with a small yajña fire; the sky opens into a lotus-like celestial realm.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["lotus pink","sunlit gold","sandalwood beige","sky turquoise","vermillion"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: foreground dāna scene with parents blessing, Brahmin receiving, homa fire glowing; background Brahmaloka as a lotus-palace with Brahmā seated; heavy gold leaf on celestial architecture and halos, rich reds/greens, ornate borders and jewel-like detailing.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: tender familial blessing moment, refined gestures, soft smoke from yajña, distant lotus-city in pale sky; cool pastels with warm gold highlights, delicate brushwork on textiles and faces.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: iconic figures with bold outlines—parents blessing, Brahmin, yajña fire; Brahmaloka rendered as stylized lotus mandala above; earthy pigments with strong reds/yellows/greens and black contours.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central act of dāna framed by lotus and vine borders; celestial lotus-city motif above; deep blue background with gold and pink lotuses, devotional symmetry and ornate textile patterns."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["crackling yajña fire","chanting of svāhā","soft bells","blessing murmurs","wind in courtyard trees"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: मातापित्रोर्हिते = मातापित्रोः + हिते (विसर्ग + ह → र्); देवभक्तो = देवभक्तः (visarga-lopa before voiced consonant in writing)
FAQs
Service to and concern for the welfare of one’s mother and father (mātāpitror hite yuktaḥ) is placed foremost, presenting filial duty as a primary pillar of dharma.
It links ethical conduct—supporting parents, caring for Brahmins, giving charity, performing sacrifices, and devotion—to a transcendent फल (result): being honored in Brahmaloka.
Holistic dharma is taught: combine family responsibility (parents), social-religious responsibility (support of Brahmins), personal virtue (generosity), ritual responsibility (yajña), and devotion (deva-bhakti) for elevated spiritual attainment.