Shloka 94
The Account of Women
Householder Ethics, Fault, Merit, and Govinda-Nāma as Purification
अदत्वा नरकं प्राप्य दासीत्वमुपगच्छति । अत्यासन्नेतिदूरस्थे चात्याढ्ये चाति दुर्गते
adatvā narakaṃ prāpya dāsītvamupagacchati | atyāsannetidūrasthe cātyāḍhye cāti durgate
ผู้ใดไม่ให้ทาน ย่อมถึงนรกแล้วตกสู่ความเป็นทาส. เพราะฉะนั้นพึงให้—ไม่ว่าผู้รับจะอยู่ใกล้ยิ่งหรือไกลยิ่ง จะมั่งมีเหลือล้นหรือยากไร้ยิ่งนัก
Unspecified (narratorial/teaching voice within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa context)
Concept: Failure to give (dāna) results in naraka and subsequent bondage; giving should not be restricted by distance or the recipient’s social/economic status.
Application: Practice ‘unconditional giving’: support both nearby needs and distant causes; do not refuse help because someone seems wealthy or because they are far away; give with discernment but without prejudice.
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A teacher-sage gestures toward two paths: one bright road lined with humble recipients and distant travelers receiving gifts, and one dark road descending into a shadowy underworld where chains symbolize servitude. The donor’s hand extends across space—near and far—showing that dharma is not limited by geography or social rank.","primary_figures":["didactic sage/ācārya","householder donor","recipients (near and far; rich and poor)","symbolic chained figure (servitude)"],"setting":"Crossroads outside a village with a distant horizon; one side luminous with charity, the other fading into a cavernous gloom.","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["sunrise gold","dusty saffron","midnight blue","iron gray","leaf green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: central ācārya with raised hand of instruction, donor offering coins/cloth; recipients depicted in tiers (near/far, rich/poor) with ornate borders; the ‘narka path’ below rendered as stylized darkness with chain motifs; heavy gold leaf halos and architectural arches.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: panoramic landscape with a winding road to a distant hamlet; delicate figures exchanging gifts; subtle moral contrast with a shaded ravine showing a chained silhouette; cool blues and warm ochres, refined facial expressions.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines; sage and donor in frontal profile; symbolic chains and underworld in a lower register; strong red-yellow-green palette with indigo for the dark path.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: devotional border of lotuses and vines; central act of giving before a small Viṣṇu shrine; multiple recipient vignettes arranged like mandala petals; deep blue background with gold detailing and peacock accents."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["tanpura drone","soft hand cymbals","distant temple bell","wind across open road"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: दासीत्वमुपगच्छति → दासीत्वम् + उपगच्छति; अत्यासन्नेतिदूरस्थे → अत्यासन्ने + इति + दूरस्थे; चात्याढ्ये → च + अत्याढ्ये; चाति दुर्गते → च + अति + दुर्गते।
FAQs
It teaches that withholding charity leads to severe karmic consequences, while giving should not be restricted by social distance, location, or the recipient’s wealth or poverty.
No. It explicitly includes giving in situations involving the very rich as well as the very poor, emphasizing impartial generosity rather than narrow eligibility.
The verse states that one who does not give reaches hell and then undergoes servitude, presenting both a post-mortem and a subsequent degraded condition as karmic results.