Shloka 126
Slaying of Andhaka; Hymn to the Sun; Glory of Brahmins; Gayatri Nyasa and Pranayama
सदसत्कर्मकर्ता वा कः पूज्यो भुवि बाडवः । ब्रह्मोवाच । सत्श्रोत्रियकुले जातो ह्यक्रियो नैव पूजितः
sadasatkarmakartā vā kaḥ pūjyo bhuvi bāḍavaḥ | brahmovāca | satśrotriyakule jāto hyakriyo naiva pūjitaḥ
“โอ้บาฑวะ ผู้ใดในโลกควรแก่การบูชา—ผู้ทำกรรมดีหรือกรรมชั่ว?” พระพรหมตรัสว่า: “แม้เกิดในตระกูลศฺโรตริยะอันประเสริฐ หากไม่ประกอบหน้าที่และพิธีกรรมอันควร (อักริยะ) ก็ไม่ควรได้รับการบูชา”
Brahmā
Concept: Birth in a learned lineage is insufficient; without prescribed action (ācāra, karma, nitya-naimittika duties), one is not worthy of pūjā.
Application: Do not outsource virtue to pedigree; evaluate leaders/teachers by consistent practice and responsibility; align knowledge with daily discipline.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Brahmā gestures in measured admonition while a richly dressed but negligent ‘learned-by-birth’ figure stands aside, head lowered, contrasted with a simple practitioner tending a small sacred fire. The composition visually teaches that duty and discipline, not lineage display, earn reverence.","primary_figures":["Brahmā","Nārada","neglectful lineage-born brāhmaṇa","dutiful practitioner with agni"],"setting":"Celestial teaching hall with a small yajña-kuṇḍa in the foreground and palm-leaf texts arranged neatly, emphasizing practice alongside learning.","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["smoke gray","saffron","burnished gold","maroon red","ash white"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Brahmā seated with gold halo, right hand in teaching mudrā; foreground yajña fire with gold leaf flames; a negligent brāhmaṇa in ornate attire looking down, contrasted with a simple white-clad practitioner offering ghee; rich reds/greens, gem-like ornaments, symmetrical borders, gold leaf emphasis on halos and fire.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate didactic scene with subtle facial emotion—gentle rebuke, humility, resolve; delicate fire pit, thin smoke curls, manuscripts; cool background with warm fire glow, refined linework and textile patterns.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, stylized fire altar, Brahmā’s large eyes and composed expression; contrasting costumes for negligent vs dutiful figures; red-yellow-green palette with black contouring and ornamental bands.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central didactic tableau framed by lotus borders; patterned flames and floral motifs; figures arranged symmetrically with deep blue background and gold highlights, emphasizing the sacred fire as the heart of duty."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["crackling fire","single bell strike","brief silence after admonitory phrase"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ब्रह्मा + उवाच → ब्रह्मोवाच; सत् + श्रोत्रियकुले → सत्श्रोत्रियकुले; हि + अक्रियः → ह्यक्रियः; न + एव → नैव।
FAQs
It teaches that honor is based on lived dharma and right action, not merely on birth in a respected or learned lineage.
“Śrotriya” refers to one trained in Vedic learning (received through hearing and tradition). The verse stresses that such learning without prescribed conduct is incomplete.
The verse prioritizes karma (conduct and duty) over inherited status, implying that social reverence should follow virtue and responsibility rather than ancestry alone.