Shloka 71
The Five Great Sacrifices: Supremacy of Honoring Parents, Pativrata Dharma, Truthfulness, and Śrāddha
स चोवाच मुदा विप्रं दृष्ट्वा तं तां सतीं च सः । देशांतरे च यद्वृत्तं तया च कथितं किल
sa covāca mudā vipraṃ dṛṣṭvā taṃ tāṃ satīṃ ca saḥ | deśāṃtare ca yadvṛttaṃ tayā ca kathitaṃ kila
เขาเห็นพราหมณ์ผู้นั้นและสตรีผู้เป็นสตีอันประเสริฐแล้ว จึงกล่าวด้วยความปีติ; และยังเล่าเหตุการณ์ที่เกิดขึ้นในแดนอื่น ตามที่นางได้บอกไว้โดยแท้จริง
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Concept: Truth, when shared with joy and clarity, becomes a bridge between people and resolves confusion.
Application: When you learn something important, recount it without pride—share it to heal misunderstandings and strengthen trust.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: city
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A dignified figure speaks with visible joy upon seeing a brāhmaṇa and a chaste woman standing together. The speaker gestures as if recounting a distant episode; the listeners’ faces show attentive calm, as though a puzzle is about to be solved.","primary_figures":["Joyful speaker (unspecified male figure)","Brāhmaṇa","Sādhvī/pativratā woman"],"setting":"A simple hermitage courtyard with a low platform, water pot, and a few flowering shrubs; the scene feels like a moral tribunal without harshness.","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["warm ochre","lotus pink","ivory white","peacock blue","soft green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a joyful narrator addressing a brāhmaṇa and a pativratā woman in a hermitage courtyard; gold leaf highlights on jewelry and halos, rich reds/greens, ornate arch-like frame, traditional iconographic posture and expressive hand gestures.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate courtyard scene with delicate faces; the speaker animated yet gentle, the woman modestly veiled, the brāhmaṇa attentive; cool pastel palette, fine foliage, distant hills, lyrical storytelling mood.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, stylized eyes; three figures in balanced composition, the speaker’s hand raised in narration; temple-wall aesthetic with red-yellow-green dominance and subtle floral motifs.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: narrative panel framed by lotus creepers and floral borders; central trio with decorative textiles, peacocks at corners, deep blue background with gold detailing, emphasizing auspicious speech and harmony."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["gentle birdsong","clay pot water pour","soft mridang-like pulse","temple bell faint"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: चोवाच = च + उवाच; देशांतरे = देशान्तरे; यद्वृत्तं = यत् + वृत्तम्; कथितं = कथितम् (अनुस्वार/हलन्त-रूपान्तर).
FAQs
A man joyfully addresses a brāhmaṇa and a virtuous woman, and refers to events that occurred elsewhere, as previously narrated by her.
Not explicitly. It only uses the general term deśāntara (“another land/place”), so a specific location cannot be extracted from this verse alone.
The verse highlights respectful engagement with a brāhmaṇa and acknowledgment of a satī (virtuous woman), emphasizing attentive listening and faithful transmission of narrated events.