Shloka 80
The Account of Women
Householder Ethics, Fault, Merit, and Govinda-Nāma as Purification
पुनर्वैधव्यतामेति जन्मजन्मनि दुर्भगा । भोजनात्मत्स्यमांसस्य व्रतानां विप्रयोगतः
punarvaidhavyatāmeti janmajanmani durbhagā | bhojanātmatsyamāṃsasya vratānāṃ viprayogataḥ
เพราะนางบริโภคปลาและเนื้อ และพลัดพรากจากพรตอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์ หญิงผู้เคราะห์ร้ายนั้นจึงกลับตกสู่ความเป็นหม้ายอีกครั้งแล้วครั้งเล่า ในชาติแล้วชาติเล่า
Unspecified (narrative voice within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa; likely within a didactic dialogue context)
Concept: Dietary transgression (fish/meat) and abandonment of vows lead to recurring suffering and repeated widowhood across births—karma binds through conduct and broken niyama.
Application: Choose restraint in diet and habits when undertaking spiritual commitments; avoid casual abandonment of disciplines; cultivate consistency and accountability.
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A stark karmic vision: a woman stands between a shadowy feast of fish and meat and a luminous altar of vows—mālā, lamp, and sacred water. Behind her, a wheel of births turns, showing repeated scenes of widowhood fading into darkness, warning that broken discipline echoes across lifetimes.","primary_figures":["woman at moral crossroads","symbolic Yama attendants (subtle)","vow-altar symbols (lamp, mala, water pot)"],"setting":"Symbolic liminal space: half domestic banquet, half ritual altar; distant backdrop of a turning samsara wheel.","lighting_mood":"dramatic chiaroscuro","color_palette":["charcoal black","smoky crimson","ashen gray","lamp-flame amber","pale moon white"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: moral allegory with a central figure between indulgent food and a radiant vow-altar; gold leaf used to intensify the sacred side (lamp, mala, Vishnu emblem), while the other side is rendered in darker reds; ornate borders, symbolic samsara wheel behind.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: allegorical split-scene with delicate detailing—foods on one side, vow implements on the other; a faint circular montage of repeated widowhood scenes in the background; cool shadows, refined expressions of regret and fear.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlined allegory with strong contrasts; central figure, stylized attendants of karma in the background; vivid reds and blacks for transgression, bright yellows/greens around the vow-altar; rhythmic border motifs.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: symbolic composition with a central lamp and mala framed by lotus borders; the ‘tamasic’ side stylized with darker floral motifs; deep blue ground with gold highlights emphasizing the sacred vow path."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"fast-dramatic","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["low drum pulse","distant thunder","conch blast (single)","heavy silence after cadence"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पुनर्वैधव्यतामेति → पुनः + वैधव्यताम् + एति (ः + व → र्; म् + ए → मे); जन्मजन्मनि → जन्म + जन्मनि (समासवत् पुनरुक्ति); भोजनात्मत्स्यमांसस्य → भोजनात्म + मत्स्यमांसस्य (त् + म → त्म)
FAQs
Yes. It links eating fish and meat and abandoning religious vows (vratas) with an adverse karmic result described as repeated widowhood across lifetimes.
The verse stresses self-discipline: maintaining vows and restraint in conduct (including food) is presented as spiritually protective, while neglect leads to suffering.
No. This verse is primarily moral-didactic and does not name deities, places, or tirthas.