Shloka 36
Śikṣā-nirūpaṇa (Exposition of Discipline): Son’s Marriage, Paternal Duty, and Royal Administration
यो हि निष्पादयेन्नीलीं नीलीरंगातिसेचकः । निर्वास्यौ तावुभौ पापौ यो वै मद्यं करोति च ॥ ३६ ॥
yo hi niṣpādayennīlīṃ nīlīraṃgātisecakaḥ | nirvāsyau tāvubhau pāpau yo vai madyaṃ karoti ca || 36 ||
جو نیلی (انڈیگو) بناتا ہے، اور جو نیلی رنگائی میں حد سے زیادہ مشغول رہتا ہے—دونوں گنہگار ہیں اور جلاوطن کیے جائیں؛ اسی طرح جو شراب تیار کرتا ہے وہ بھی۔
Narada (in dialogue context with Sanatkumara tradition; didactic enumeration of adharma)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"raudra","secondary_rasa":"bibhatsa","emotional_journey":"A sharp denunciation of socially/politically polluting trades culminates in the command of expulsion, extending to liquor production."}
FAQs
It frames certain livelihoods—especially intoxicant production and specific dye-related trades—as community-corrupting adharma, emphasizing purity of conduct and the protection of social and ritual order.
By warning against occupations tied to intoxication and moral decline, it indirectly supports a bhakti-oriented life of śauca (purity) and self-restraint, which are considered supportive disciplines for steady devotion.
Primarily Dharma-śāstra style ācāra (conduct) and societal regulation rather than a specific Vedanga; it reflects applied ritual-ethical reasoning used to preserve śauca needed for yajña and vrata observance.