Shloka 42
Rules of Edible and Inedible Foods
आमंत्रितश्च यः श्राद्धे दैवे वा मांसमुत्सृजेत् । यावंति पशुरोमाणि तावन्नरकमृच्छति
āmaṃtritaśca yaḥ śrāddhe daive vā māṃsamutsṛjet | yāvaṃti paśuromāṇi tāvannarakamṛcchati
ผู้ใดได้รับเชิญในพิธีศราทธะหรือพิธีบูชาเทพ แล้วทิ้งหรือปฏิเสธเนื้อ ย่อมไปสู่นรกนานเท่าจำนวนขนของสัตว์นั้น
Not specified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses).
Concept: Ritual hospitality and śrāddha protocol are binding; contempt or refusal of prescribed offerings incurs grave demerit.
Application: When you accept a ritual invitation, do not insult the host’s śraddhā; if you must decline, do so beforehand and respectfully, aligning with local dharma and personal vows.
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A śrāddha setting: a host offers a prescribed plate while an invited guest turns away, the rejected portion falling to the ground—immediately mirrored by a vision of dark naraka realms behind him. The contrast is stark: lamp-lit ritual order in the foreground, and a shadowy abyss counting ‘animal hairs’ as years of suffering in the background symbolism.","primary_figures":["śrāddha-kartā (host)","invited guest (āmantṛta)","pitṛs (subtle, ethereal presence)","nāraka-dūtas (symbolic, in vision)"],"setting":"Courtyard with śrāddha paraphernalia—piṇḍa, darbha, water vessel, lamp; background dissolves into a terrifying naraka vision-scape.","lighting_mood":"moonlit","color_palette":["lamp amber","smoky black","iron gray","blood red","pale bone"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: foreground śrāddha ritual with gold leaf on lamp flame and vessels; the guest’s rejecting gesture frozen in dramatic clarity; behind, a stylized naraka panel with dark reds and blacks, embossed gold borders separating worlds; traditional iconographic symmetry with moral contrast.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: narrative split-scene—left: refined śrāddha courtyard with delicate objects; right: misty, ominous naraka landscape with minimal grotesquerie but strong dread; cool night palette, expressive hands and faces conveying refusal and shock.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines; host and guest in frontal poses; a circular ‘vision’ medallion showing naraka-dūtas and shadowy pits; red/yellow/green palette pushed toward darker reds and blacks for fear; temple-wall didactic clarity.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: moral tableau framed by ornate borders; foreground ritual objects rendered as decorative motifs; background naraka suggested through dark patterned clouds and fierce guardian figures; gold highlights on lamp and ritual plate, deep indigo night field."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"fast-dramatic","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["sharp bell strike","low thunder rumble","ritual water pour","sudden silence after the threat"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: āmaṃtritaśca = āmantritaḥ + ca; māṃsamutsṛjet = māṃsam + utsṛjet; tāvannarakamṛcchati = tāvat + narakam + ṛcchati.
FAQs
It stresses ritual responsibility: once invited to a śrāddha or a daiva rite, one should not contemptuously refuse the offered food; doing so is portrayed as incurring severe karmic consequence.
No. It addresses conduct within a specific ritual context (śrāddha/daiva offerings) and the impropriety of rejecting what is ritually presented after accepting an invitation.
Respect for sacred hospitality and sincerity in religious commitments—do not accept an invitation to a rite and then dishonor the offering or the rite itself.