Shloka 108
The Five Great Sacrifices: Supremacy of Honoring Parents, Pativrata Dharma, Truthfulness, and Śrāddha
करोम्यनुचितं कार्यं स्वदास्यमुचितं हितम् । सदा चैवेदृशी भार्या स्थातव्या मद्गृहे पितः
karomyanucitaṃ kāryaṃ svadāsyamucitaṃ hitam | sadā caivedṛśī bhāryā sthātavyā madgṛhe pitaḥ
ข้าพเจ้ากระทำสิ่งที่ไม่เหมาะสม ในขณะที่สิ่งที่เหมาะสมและเป็นประโยชน์—คือหน้าที่อันชอบธรรมของข้าพเจ้า—ข้าพเจ้ากลับละเลย ดังนั้น ท่านบิดา ภรรยาเช่นนี้ควรอยู่ในบ้านของข้าพเจ้าตลอดไป
Uncertain (context not provided; likely a male speaker addressing his father within the Adhyaya’s dialogue)
Concept: Recognizing one’s neglect of proper duty (ucita-sevā) is the first step toward restoring dharmic order in family life.
Application: Practice honest self-audit: identify neglected responsibilities, repair them through consistent service, and create stable, respectful household boundaries.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: city
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Sandhi Resolution Notes: करोम्यनुचितं → करोमि + अनुचितम्; स्वदास्यमुचितं → स्वदास्यम् + उचितम्; चैवेदृशी → च + एव + ईदृशी; मद्गृहे → मत् + गृहे (genitive ‘my’ + locative ‘house’).
FAQs
It contrasts improper action with one’s proper, beneficial duty (dāsyam as rightful service), urging alignment with dharma rather than neglect of what is fitting and wholesome.
Not explicitly. It focuses more on ethical self-assessment and proper duty; however, the stress on “service” (dāsyam) can harmonize with broader devotional ideals when read within Vaishnava moral teaching.
It frames household order and relationships as governed by propriety and benefit (ucita, hita), suggesting that domestic arrangements should support righteous conduct rather than enable neglect of duty.