Shloka 9
Pitṛ-tīrtha Context: Marks of Sin, Śrāddha Discipline, and Karmic Ripening
in Yayāti’s Narrative
स्वसारं चैव स्वस्रीयं परित्यज्य प्रवर्तते । कामात्क्रोधाद्भयाद्वापि अन्यं भोजयते यदा
svasāraṃ caiva svasrīyaṃ parityajya pravartate | kāmātkrodhādbhayādvāpi anyaṃ bhojayate yadā
เมื่อผู้ใดละเลยพี่น้องสตรีของตนและบุตรของนาง แล้วด้วยกามะ โทสะ หรือความหวาดกลัว กลับไปเลี้ยงผู้อื่น การกระทำนั้นเป็นที่ติเตียน
Unspecified (verse excerpt lacks explicit speaker context)
Concept: Feeding others while neglecting one’s own sister and sister’s child—motivated by desire, anger, or fear—is censurable and dharma-breaking.
Application: Before charity or hospitality, check motives; ensure vulnerable family members are not sidelined due to politics, favoritism, or intimidation.
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A meal is being served on banana leaves: a favored outsider is offered rich dishes while, in the shadowed corner, a sister and her small child sit with empty plates. The householder’s face shows inner conflict—pulled by fear and anger—while an unseen moral order seems to weigh the room.","primary_figures":["householder","sister (svasā)","sister’s child (svasrīya)","favored guest (anya)","elder counselor (optional, symbolic)"],"setting":"Village home dining space with ritual cleanliness—water pot, handwashing area, and a small shrine niche—suggesting the act is not mere eating but dharmic feeding.","lighting_mood":"forest dappled","color_palette":["mustard yellow","earth brown","shadow violet","leaf green","ivory"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: banquet scene with banana leaves and brass vessels; the householder offers lavish food to an outsider while sister and child are neglected; gold leaf on vessels and shrine, rich reds/greens, ornate borders, expressive moral tension in posture and gaze.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate interior with delicate emotional storytelling; sister and child rendered with poignant restraint; soft light and fine textile patterns; cool palette with subtle highlights, refined facial features and gentle linework.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, stylized serving vessels; contrasting groups—fed vs. unfed—arranged symmetrically; warm ochres and greens with deep shadow tones, temple-wall narrative clarity.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: symmetrical food offerings framed by lotus and floral borders; moral allegory emphasized through color contrast—bright offerings vs. muted corner; deep blues and gold accents, intricate patterns, peacocks and vines as witnesses."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["clink of brass vessels","low tanpura drone","distant temple bell","tense silence between lines"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: चैव = च + एव; कामात्क्रोधाद्भयाद्वापि = कामात् + क्रोधात् + भयात् + वा + अपि.
FAQs
It criticizes prioritizing outsiders for meals or favors while neglecting close family dependents (especially one’s sister and her child), particularly when motivated by desire, anger, or fear.
They indicate compromised judgment: one may feed or favor others for self-serving pleasure (desire), retaliation or spite (anger), or coercion/social pressure (fear), rather than from righteous duty.
Charity and hospitality should be guided by discernment and duty—care for immediate family responsibilities first, and avoid letting emotional impulses distort righteous giving.