Shloka 39
Narrative of Sumanā: The Quest for a Worthy Son and the Karmic Roots of Poverty
श्राद्धंकालंतुसंप्राप्यश्रद्धयानकृतंत्वया । भार्या वदति ते साध्वी दिनमेनं समागतम्
śrāddhaṃkālaṃtusaṃprāpyaśraddhayānakṛtaṃtvayā | bhāryā vadati te sādhvī dinamenaṃ samāgatam
เมื่อถึงกาลแห่งศราทธะ (śrāddha) ท่านกลับมิได้ประกอบด้วยศรัทธา; ภรรยาผู้มีศีลของท่านกล่าวว่า “วันนี้เองได้มาถึงแล้ว”
Narrator (context implies a dialogue where the wife addresses her husband; exact frame-speaker not provided in the input)
Concept: Śrāddha must be performed with śraddhā (faith); neglect breaks the chain of gratitude and duty to pitṛs and undermines one’s own spiritual stability.
Application: Observe annual śrāddha/ancestor remembrance with sincerity; feed others in their name; if full rites aren’t possible, do simple tarpaṇa/prayer and charity with faith.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A virtuous wife stands at the doorway holding a small tray with sesame, water vessel, and kusa grass, urging her husband to perform śrāddha today. The husband looks conflicted and ashamed, while an unseen ancestral presence is suggested through soft, hovering light near the ritual space.","primary_figures":["a sādhvī wife","a negligent brāhmaṇa husband","symbolic pitṛ presence (subtle, non-anthropomorphic glow)"],"setting":"home courtyard prepared for śrāddha with a clean platform, kusa grass, water pot, and simple food offerings","lighting_mood":"quiet morning with gentle, solemn radiance","color_palette":["soft white","sesame brown","pale gold","sandalwood beige","muted green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: the sādhvī wife in rich sari with gold borders holding śrāddha items (tila, kalaśa, kuśa); the husband seated near a ritual platform; subtle gold leaf aura indicating pitṛ presence; ornate yet restrained palette, traditional iconography and decorative borders.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: tender domestic scene with delicate brushwork; the wife’s compassionate admonition, the husband’s downcast gaze; clean courtyard with ritual items; soft morning tones, refined emotional realism.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines; stylized figures with expressive eyes; ritual platform with clear symbolic objects; warm natural pigments, solemn compositional balance emphasizing dharma in the home.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: courtyard framed by floral borders; central ritual platform with offerings; subtle lotus motifs and a faint Nārāyaṇa emblem above to suggest Vaiṣṇava sanctification of śrāddha; deep blues and gold used sparingly for sacred emphasis."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["morning birds","water poured for tarpaṇa","soft household silence","distant temple bell"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: श्राद्धंकालंतुसंप्राप्यश्रद्धयानकृतंत्वया → श्राद्धम् कालम् तु सम्प्राप्य श्रद्धया न कृतम् त्वया।
FAQs
It highlights śrāddha—ancestral rites—and stresses that it should be performed at the proper time and with sincere faith (śraddhā).
The verse teaches accountability in household duties: when an obligation becomes due, one should not neglect it, and a righteous spouse may remind one to act according to dharma.
It implies that ritual action is not merely mechanical; the inner disposition—faith, sincerity, and reverence—is essential for the rite to be spiritually meaningful.