Shloka 48
आर्षे विवाहे गोद्वंद्वं यदुक्तं तत्प्रशस्यते । शुल्कमण्वपि कन्यायाः कन्याक्रेतुस्तु पापकृत्
ārṣe vivāhe godvaṃdvaṃ yaduktaṃ tatpraśasyate | śulkamaṇvapi kanyāyāḥ kanyākretustu pāpakṛt
ในพิธีสมรสแบบอารษะ (Ārṣa) โคทวัญทวะ คือโคคู่ที่บัญญัติไว้นั้นนับว่าน่าสรรเสริญ แต่การรับ “ศุลกะ” แม้เพียงเล็กน้อยเพื่อกัญญา ย่อมทำให้ผู้เป็น ‘ผู้ซื้อกัญญา’ เป็นผู้ก่อบาป
Not explicitly identifiable from the single verse excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses of Pātālakhaṇḍa 5.9).
Concept: Ārṣa-vivāha’s symbolic gift (a pair of cattle) is praised, but commodifying a bride through śulka (bride-price) is condemned as sin—marriage must not become trade.
Application: Reject transactional attitudes in relationships; keep marriage rites centered on consent, dignity, and dharmic responsibility rather than financial extraction.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A village wedding scene is split symbolically: on one side, a simple Ārṣa marriage with two gentle cattle offered respectfully to the bride’s family; on the other, a shadowed figure counts coins, representing the condemned bride-price. A sage stands between, palm raised in admonition, restoring dharmic balance.","primary_figures":["sage adjudicator","bride and groom","two cattle (cow and bull)","family elders","a merchant-like figure symbolizing ‘kanyā-kretā’ (buyer)"],"setting":"open wedding pavilion with sacred fire, garlands, and community witnesses","lighting_mood":"forest dappled","color_palette":["marigold orange","sacred ash gray","leaf green","ivory white","copper brown"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: wedding maṇḍapa with agni-kunda, richly ornamented yet ethically centered scene; gold leaf highlights on garlands and fire, two cattle rendered with auspicious markings; the ‘coin-counting’ figure pushed to the margin in darker tones, sage with gold halo signaling dharma.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: lyrical wedding pavilion with delicate figures, soft natural palette, two cattle calmly standing near the ritual space, a sage’s gentle but firm gesture; the transactional element shown as a small vignette in muted browns, emphasizing moral contrast without harshness.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, ceremonial reds and yellows, stylized agni and cattle, sage in commanding posture; the condemned act depicted as a dark corner motif with coins, strong didactic composition like a temple moral panel.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: ornate floral borders, central wedding fire with symmetrical composition, cows as auspicious motifs, deep blue background with gold detailing; the ‘bride-price’ motif shown as a small sidelined panel, visually subordinated to dharmic ritual beauty."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["wedding drums (mṛdaṅga) softened","fire crackle","murmured mantras","brief stern cadence","cattle bells"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: यदुक्तं = यत् + उक्तम्; तत्प्रशस्यते = तत् + प्रशस्यते; शुल्कमण्वपि = शुल्कम् + अणु + अपि; कन्याक्रेतुस्तु = कन्याक्रेतुः + तु।
FAQs
It approves the traditional, limited gift of a pair of cattle in the Ārṣa form of marriage as a sanctioned offering rather than a commercial transaction.
It condemns taking even a small bride-price for a daughter, characterizing the act as treating the bride as property and calling the ‘buyer’ sinful.
It distinguishes symbolic, dharmic gifts from commodification of a person, teaching that marriage should not be reduced to purchase or sale.