Shloka 27
Supremacy of Hari-Bhakti in Kali-yuga; Warnings on Sensual Attachment; Praise of Brāhmaṇas, Purāṇa-Listening, and Gaṅgā
कामिनी कामिनीसंगि संगमित्यपि संत्यजेत् । तत्संगाद्रौरवमिति साक्षादेव प्रतीयते
kāminī kāminīsaṃgi saṃgamityapi saṃtyajet | tatsaṃgādrauravamiti sākṣādeva pratīyate
కాముకిని మరియు కాముకితో సాంగత్యం చేసేవానిని కూడా విడిచిపెట్టాలి. అట్టి సాంగత్యం వలన రౌరవ నరకం ప్రాప్తిస్తుందని ప్రత్యక్షంగా తెలుస్తోంది.
Unspecified (narratorial/teaching voice within the Svarga-khaṇḍa context)
Concept: Even seemingly casual contact with lust-driven company is spiritually dangerous; saṅga is karmically contagious and leads to naraka-fruit.
Application: Audit one’s social circle and media diet; avoid environments that normalize exploitation and compulsive desire; replace with satsang, kīrtana, and seva.
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A narrow bridge of light leads toward a distant Viṣṇu temple, while to the side yawns the hell of Raurava—jagged rocks, iron thorns, and shadowy tormentors. A seeker recoils from a seductive, flame-eyed figure and from a companion who beckons toward the abyss, illustrating how ‘mere meeting’ becomes a fall.","primary_figures":["seeker/sādhaka","symbolic kāminī figure (as temptation personified)","kāminī-saṅgī (companion figure)","shadowy naraka guardians","distant Vishnu shrine as refuge"],"setting":"Mythic moral landscape: a liminal path between a lamp-lit shrine and a chasm labeled by visual cues as Raurava (thorny, iron, smoky).","lighting_mood":"dramatic chiaroscuro","color_palette":["obsidian black","ember orange","iron gray","ashen violet","sanctum gold"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: split composition—right side a radiant Viṣṇu shrine with gold leaf arch and lamps; left side Raurava rendered with dark enamel-like tones, iron thorns, and smoky demons; central seeker turning away from a jeweled temptress and a corrupt companion; heavy gold leaf for the shrine and halos, rich crimson borders, high-contrast moral symbolism.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: a lyrical yet cautionary scene with a glowing temple on a hill and a dark ravine below; delicate brushwork shows thorny terrain and faint demon silhouettes; the seeker’s face shows fear and resolve; cool blues for the path, warm gold for the shrine, smoky grays for the abyss.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines and narrative panels; Raurava on one side with stylized thorn motifs and dark reds; Viṣṇu shrine on the other with bright yellows/greens; central figures in expressive poses of rejection and warning; temple-wall aesthetic with strong iconographic clarity.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: ornate border of lotuses and flames; central path to a Viṣṇu altar; temptation figures stylized as swirling textile patterns; Raurava suggested through thorn motifs and dark indigo-black fields; gold highlights and intricate floral geometry contrast purity vs peril."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"fast-dramatic","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["thunder rumble","conch shell blast","temple bells in the distance","wind gusts","low drone"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कामिनीसंगि = कामिनी-सङ्गी; संगमित्यपि = सङ्गम् इति अपि; तत्संगाद्रौरवमिति = तत्-सङ्गात् रौरवम् इति; साक्षादेव = साक्षात् एव।
FAQs
It warns that even seemingly casual contact (“just a meeting”) with morally degrading company can lead to serious karmic consequences; therefore, one should avoid such association altogether.
Raurava is the name of a hell realm described in Purāṇic literature, invoked here as the karmic outcome of harmful association driven by lust.
The focus is on kāma (lust) and corrupting association—i.e., indulgent, exploitative, or morally destabilizing conduct—rather than a blanket condemnation of women as a class.