Shloka 20
The Account of Women
Householder Ethics, Fault, Merit, and Govinda-Nāma as Purification
स्थानं नास्ति क्षणं नास्ति नास्ति प्रार्थयिता नरः । तेन नारद नारीणां सतीत्वमुपजायते
sthānaṃ nāsti kṣaṇaṃ nāsti nāsti prārthayitā naraḥ | tena nārada nārīṇāṃ satītvamupajāyate
ไม่มีที่ให้โอกาส แม้ชั่วขณะก็ไม่มี และไม่มีบุรุษผู้มาขอร้องเกี้ยวพาราสี ดังนั้น โอ้ นารทา ความเป็นสตรีผู้ซื่อสัตย์บริสุทธิ์ (ปติวรตา-ธรรม) จึงตั้งมั่นขึ้น
Unspecified narrator addressing Nārada (O Nārada)
Concept: Chastity is portrayed as arising from absence of opportunity and solicitation—an externalist account emphasizing environment and supervision.
Application: Choose environments that reduce temptation; cultivate wholesome association (satsanga), avoid compromising situations, and build habits that support fidelity and integrity.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A teacher gestures toward a closed gateway and a quiet household threshold, symbolizing ‘no opportunity’ and ‘no solicitor.’ Nārada listens thoughtfully, the scene emphasizing boundaries, doors, and watchful calm rather than overt conflict.","primary_figures":["Nārada","didactic narrator-sage"],"setting":"Ashram veranda overlooking a village lane; symbolic closed gate, lamp at the threshold, and a calm domestic courtyard beyond.","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["soft saffron","warm umber","smoke gray","leaf green","lamp-flame gold"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Nārada and a sage in a pillared mandapa, a symbolic closed gate and threshold lamp behind them, gold leaf highlights on halos and architectural borders, rich reds/greens, devotional austerity conveyed through posture and gesture.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: quiet domestic lane with a closed wooden gate, Nārada seated under a tree with a sage, delicate lines, cool morning light, lyrical minimalism, emphasis on calm restraint and guarded space.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized threshold scene with bold outlines, warm yellow-red palette, Nārada’s attentive eyes, the teacher’s instructive mudra, symbolic gate motifs rendered in temple-wall aesthetic.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: ornate floral border with lotus motifs framing a moral tableau—Nārada and sage at a threshold with a diya, deep blue background with gold detailing, peacocks subdued, emphasis on boundary symbolism."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["soft tanpura","distant birds","lamp crackle","silence between phrases"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: नास्ति = न + अस्ति (3x); सतीत्वमुपजायते = सतीत्वम् + उपजायते.
FAQs
It suggests that virtue (satītvam) is supported when there is neither opportunity nor solicitation—i.e., when conditions that provoke wrongdoing are absent.
Nārada is addressed; his presence often frames moral or devotional instruction in Purāṇic dialogues, signaling that the statement is part of a didactic teaching.
It highlights the role of external circumstances—opportunity and instigation—in ethical behavior, implying that restraint and safeguarding contexts help uphold dharma.