Shloka 42
Rules of Edible and Inedible Foods
आमंत्रितश्च यः श्राद्धे दैवे वा मांसमुत्सृजेत् । यावंति पशुरोमाणि तावन्नरकमृच्छति
āmaṃtritaśca yaḥ śrāddhe daive vā māṃsamutsṛjet | yāvaṃti paśuromāṇi tāvannarakamṛcchati
శ్రాద్ధంలో గానీ దేవకార్యంలో గానీ ఆహ్వానింపబడి, ఎవడు మాంసాన్ని విసర్జిస్తాడో, అతడు పశువు రోమాలెన్ని ఉంటాయో అంత (సంవత్సరాలు) నరకాన్ని పొందుతాడు।
Not specified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses).
Concept: Ritual hospitality and śrāddha protocol are binding; contempt or refusal of prescribed offerings incurs grave demerit.
Application: When you accept a ritual invitation, do not insult the host’s śraddhā; if you must decline, do so beforehand and respectfully, aligning with local dharma and personal vows.
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A śrāddha setting: a host offers a prescribed plate while an invited guest turns away, the rejected portion falling to the ground—immediately mirrored by a vision of dark naraka realms behind him. The contrast is stark: lamp-lit ritual order in the foreground, and a shadowy abyss counting ‘animal hairs’ as years of suffering in the background symbolism.","primary_figures":["śrāddha-kartā (host)","invited guest (āmantṛta)","pitṛs (subtle, ethereal presence)","nāraka-dūtas (symbolic, in vision)"],"setting":"Courtyard with śrāddha paraphernalia—piṇḍa, darbha, water vessel, lamp; background dissolves into a terrifying naraka vision-scape.","lighting_mood":"moonlit","color_palette":["lamp amber","smoky black","iron gray","blood red","pale bone"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: foreground śrāddha ritual with gold leaf on lamp flame and vessels; the guest’s rejecting gesture frozen in dramatic clarity; behind, a stylized naraka panel with dark reds and blacks, embossed gold borders separating worlds; traditional iconographic symmetry with moral contrast.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: narrative split-scene—left: refined śrāddha courtyard with delicate objects; right: misty, ominous naraka landscape with minimal grotesquerie but strong dread; cool night palette, expressive hands and faces conveying refusal and shock.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines; host and guest in frontal poses; a circular ‘vision’ medallion showing naraka-dūtas and shadowy pits; red/yellow/green palette pushed toward darker reds and blacks for fear; temple-wall didactic clarity.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: moral tableau framed by ornate borders; foreground ritual objects rendered as decorative motifs; background naraka suggested through dark patterned clouds and fierce guardian figures; gold highlights on lamp and ritual plate, deep indigo night field."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"fast-dramatic","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["sharp bell strike","low thunder rumble","ritual water pour","sudden silence after the threat"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: āmaṃtritaśca = āmantritaḥ + ca; māṃsamutsṛjet = māṃsam + utsṛjet; tāvannarakamṛcchati = tāvat + narakam + ṛcchati.
FAQs
It stresses ritual responsibility: once invited to a śrāddha or a daiva rite, one should not contemptuously refuse the offered food; doing so is portrayed as incurring severe karmic consequence.
No. It addresses conduct within a specific ritual context (śrāddha/daiva offerings) and the impropriety of rejecting what is ritually presented after accepting an invitation.
Respect for sacred hospitality and sincerity in religious commitments—do not accept an invitation to a rite and then dishonor the offering or the rite itself.