Shloka 57
The Glory of Dhātrī (Āmalakī) and Tulasī: Ekādaśī Observance and Protection from Preta States
विक्रीणन्ति सुतां शुद्धां स्त्रियं साध्वीमकंटकाम् । पितृव्यमातुलादेश्च ते प्रेताः कर्मजा भुवि
vikrīṇanti sutāṃ śuddhāṃ striyaṃ sādhvīmakaṃṭakām | pitṛvyamātulādeśca te pretāḥ karmajā bhuvi
ผู้ใดขายบุตรีของตนผู้บริสุทธิ์—สตรีผู้มีศีลจรรยา ไร้มลทินและไร้ตำหนิ—ผู้นั้นพร้อมทั้งลุงฝ่ายบิดา ลุงฝ่ายมารดา และพวกเดียวกัน ย่อมด้วยกรรมของตนเกิดเป็นเปรตเร่ร่อนบนแผ่นดิน
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Concept: Exploitation of the innocent—especially commodifying a chaste daughter—constitutes grave adharma that drags not only the agent but complicit kin into preta consequences.
Application: Treat family responsibilities as sacred trust; reject coercion, trafficking, and any monetization of human dignity; cultivate consent, protection, and truthful guardianship.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Inside a dim courtyard, a grieving young woman stands with downcast eyes as coins and documents pass between hard-faced men. Shadowy preta-forms loom behind the sellers, hinting at the unseen karmic consequence that already clings to them.","primary_figures":["chaste daughter (sādhvī)","greedy father/guardian","complicit relatives (paternal and maternal uncles)","shadowy pretas (symbolic)"],"setting":"ancient Indian household courtyard with pillar shadows, threshold lamps, a closed doorway suggesting loss of refuge","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["burnt umber","lamp gold","deep crimson","smoky charcoal","muted ivory"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: moral court-scene in a domestic courtyard—central sādhvī in simple white-gold attire, sellers with heavy ornaments and harsh expressions; symbolic preta silhouettes behind them; gold leaf used to highlight the violated ‘sacred threshold’ and lamp flame; rich reds/greens, ornate borders, gem-like detailing on coins and jewelry to critique greed.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate courtyard drama with delicate lines—soft ivory walls, cool shadows, the daughter’s sorrowful face rendered with refined features; subtle spectral forms in the background; restrained palette with lyrical naturalism, a distant peepal tree beyond the wall.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, stylized figures—sādhvī with large expressive eyes, sellers with exaggerated grasping hands; preta shadows as dark rhythmic shapes; warm ochres and reds with green accents, temple-wall composition emphasizing dharma breach.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: allegorical pichwai—central lotus motif partially torn, representing violated purity; border of lotuses and vines; human figures simplified, with dark preta silhouettes woven into the floral pattern; deep blue ground with gold highlights to show karmic law."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"emotional","sound_elements":["low drum pulse","distant conch (faint)","courtyard silence","coin clink (subtle)","lamp crackle"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: मातुलादेश्च = मातुल + आदेः + च; अकंटकाम् = अ + कण्टकाम् (उपसर्ग-निषेध).
FAQs
It condemns treating marriage or kinship as a commercial transaction—especially the selling of a daughter—and frames it as a grave adharma with severe karmic consequences.
The verse implies shared culpability among close relatives who enable, approve, arrange, or profit from the act, extending the moral responsibility beyond the immediate seller.
It indicates a degraded post-death condition—restless, afflicted existence—presented as a direct karmic result of the wrongdoing, emphasizing that unethical acts disturb both social order and spiritual destiny.