Shloka 150
Brahmin Conduct, Purificatory Baths, and the Garuḍa–Nectar Episode
Illustrative Narrative
अप्रियं सर्वदेवानां कृत्वा जीवे रतिः कथम् । विशिखैरग्निसंकाशैर्नयामि यममंदिरम्
apriyaṃ sarvadevānāṃ kṛtvā jīve ratiḥ katham | viśikhairagnisaṃkāśairnayāmi yamamaṃdiram
เมื่อเจ้าทำตนให้เป็นที่ชังของเหล่าเทวะทั้งปวงแล้ว ยังจะยินดีในชีวิตได้อย่างไร ด้วยศรอันสว่างดุจเพลิง เราจักนำเจ้าไปสู่สำนักพระยม
Unspecified (context-dependent; likely a divine/authoritative enforcer figure addressing a wrongdoer)
Concept: Actions that incur universal enmity (sarva-deva-apriya) invite swift karmic consequence; life’s delight is fragile when opposed to cosmic order.
Application: Before acting, consider community-wide harm and long-term consequence; do not let short-term gain override ethical alignment.
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A wrathful divine enforcer draws a bow, releasing arrows that blaze like living fire, their trails carving bright lines through a darkened sky. Behind him looms a spectral vision of Yama’s city—iron gates, shadowed courtyards, and a distant buffalo silhouette—invoked as the destination of punishment.","primary_figures":["Divine archer (enforcer figure)","Implied Yama (as looming presence/vision)","Targeted wrongdoer (off-frame or fleeing silhouette)"],"setting":"Storm-dark sky over a liminal threshold between Svarga and the dread realm; a mirage-like glimpse of Yama-mandira in the distance.","lighting_mood":"storm-lit with fiery highlights","color_palette":["obsidian black","flame orange","molten gold","smoke gray","deep maroon"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: fierce archer deity with gold-leaf aura, bow and arrows rendered with gilded flames; dramatic backdrop of Yama’s iron city stylized with dark reds and blacks; ornate jewelry and gem-studded borders heighten the sense of divine judgment.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: tense diagonal composition of flaming arrows streaking across a night sky; the archer’s face refined yet stern; Yama’s abode suggested as a distant, shadowy fortress with subtle buffalo iconography; restrained palette with sharp orange highlights.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines, intense red-yellow flames on arrows, the archer’s posture commanding; Yama’s realm depicted as stylized architecture with dark tones and symbolic motifs; strong contrast and temple-wall gravitas.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: dramatic, symbolic rendering—flaming arrows as decorative flame-vines; a dark border of lotuses turned nocturnal; Yama’s city as a patterned silhouette; deep blues and blacks with gold accents, intricate framing motifs."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"fast-dramatic","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["bowstring snap","crackling fire","distant thunder","ominous silence after the threat"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: विशिखैरग्निसंकाशैः = विशिखैः + अग्निसंकाशैः; यममंदिरम् = यम-मन्दिरम्।
FAQs
It warns that actions which make one offensive to the divine order (the gods) lead to inevitable punishment and being taken to Yama’s realm.
Yama is the lord of death and justice; his abode symbolizes post-mortem judgment and the consequences of wrongdoing.
That delight in life is hollow when one persists in adharma; accountability follows, and harmful deeds bring swift retribution.