Shloka 93
The Account of Women
Householder Ethics, Fault, Merit, and Govinda-Nāma as Purification
उभौ तौ नरकं यातश्छिन्नरज्जुर्घटो यथा । अवश्यं यौतकं दानं दातव्यं सात्विकेन हि
ubhau tau narakaṃ yātaśchinnarajjurghaṭo yathā | avaśyaṃ yautakaṃ dānaṃ dātavyaṃ sātvikena hi
ทั้งสองย่อมไปสู่นรก ดุจหม้อที่เชือกถูกตัดแล้วตกลง. เพราะฉะนั้น ผู้มีสภาวะสัตตวิกะพึงให้เยาตกะเป็นทานโดยแน่นอน
Unspecified in provided excerpt (context needed from Adhyāya 52 frame-dialogue)
Concept: Neglect of obligatory gifting/charitable duty (here framed as yautaka-dāna) leads to karmic downfall; sattva expresses itself through timely, righteous giving.
Application: Treat wealth as stewardship: set aside a fixed portion for ethical giving; avoid transactional gifting motivated by status; give in a way that reduces harm and supports dharmic households.
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A moral allegory: two shadowed figures tumble toward a dark chasm labeled ‘naraka’ as a clay pot drops from a severed rope, frozen mid-fall. Above, a calm sāttvika householder offers a wrapped gift at a small altar to Nārāyaṇa, suggesting that righteous giving restores the ‘rope’ of dharma.","primary_figures":["sāttvika gṛhastha donor","symbolic falling pot","two symbolic figures representing the negligent parties","Nārāyaṇa (icon on altar)"],"setting":"Village courtyard with a small Viṣṇu shrine; the lower half transitions into a symbolic underworld void.","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["lamp-flame amber","deep indigo","clay terracotta","ash gray","gold leaf"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a central Viṣṇu shrine with Nārāyaṇa icon in gold leaf, a sāttvika householder in rich silk offering a donation, ornate arch (prabhāmaṇḍala) and gem-studded jewelry; below, a dramatic vignette of a terracotta pot falling as its rope is cut, with stylized naraka darkness; rich reds, greens, and heavy gold embossing.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: lyrical courtyard scene with delicate linework; a severed rope and falling pot as a subtle moral symbol; distant hills and soft sky gradients; restrained palette with cool blues and warm ochres; expressive faces showing concern and resolve.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines, flat natural pigments; Viṣṇu icon with large lotus eyes, donor in profile offering dāna; the falling pot motif rendered as a clear emblem; red-yellow-green dominance with controlled indigo shadows for naraka.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: Viṣṇu-centered altar framed by lotus borders; decorative rope-and-pot motif repeated as a cautionary pattern; intricate floral vines, peacocks at the margins, deep blue ground with gold highlights, devotional domestic setting."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["temple bells","low drone (tanpura)","conch shell (soft, distant)","brief silence after the warning"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: यातश्छिन्नरज्जुर्घटो → यातः + छिन्नरज्जुः + घटः; संमानलाभाच्च इत्यादि न अत्र।
FAQs
It conveys inevitability: just as a pot suspended by a rope must fall when the rope is cut, the stated karmic consequence (falling into hell) is presented as certain.
Yautaka refers to a marriage-related gift (commonly rendered as dowry-gift). Here it is framed as something that should be given as dāna (a pious gift) by a sāttvika person.
The verse emphasizes moral causality (karma) and urges sāttvika conduct through obligatory gifting/charity, presenting neglect as leading to severe negative consequences.