Shloka 116
अतिकृष्णं महाराज कपिलं परिवर्जयेत् । कर्कटाक्षं सुनीलं च श्यावदन्तं विवर्जयेत्
atikṛṣṇaṃ mahārāja kapilaṃ parivarjayet | karkaṭākṣaṃ sunīlaṃ ca śyāvadantaṃ vivarjayet
اے مہاراج! حد سے زیادہ سیاہ اور کپِل (بھورا) کو ترک کرے؛ نیز کیکڑے جیسی آنکھوں والا، بہت گہرا نیلا سیاہ، اور سیاہ دانتوں والے سے بھی پرہیز کرے۔
Unspecified narrator addressing a king (mahārāja); likely within a Pulastya–Bhīṣma frame typical of the Padma Purāṇa
Concept: Dāna and ritual acts require discernment regarding the recipient’s suitability; external markers are treated as signs within a purity-coded social ethic.
Application: Before giving in a religious context, verify integrity and appropriateness of the recipient and the purpose; prioritize character and dharmic conduct over impulse.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A courtly dharma-assembly where a learned narrator instructs a seated mahārāja, while scribes record rules of proper giving. In the background, symbolic figures representing ‘unfit recipients’ appear as shadowy silhouettes—crab-like eyes, darkened teeth—kept outside the sanctified circle to emphasize discernment.","primary_figures":["Mahārāja (king)","Dharma-upadeśaka narrator/sage","Court scribes","Attendant brāhmaṇas"],"setting":"Royal sabhā with a small altar for dāna, palm-leaf manuscripts, and a boundary line marking ritual space","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["burnished gold","deep maroon","sandalwood beige","indigo","smoke gray"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a South Indian royal court scene of dharma-upadeśa—sage-like narrator gesturing toward a palm-leaf manuscript while the mahārāja listens on a jeweled throne; gold leaf halos, rich maroons and emerald greens, gem-studded ornaments, ornate pillars, a small dāna-altar with brass lamps; symbolic shadow-figures outside the sanctified boundary representing unfit recipients (crab-like eyes, darkened teeth) rendered subtly, with heavy gold embellishment and traditional iconographic symmetry.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: an intimate hillside-court pavilion with delicate linework; the narrator-sage instructs the king beside a low manuscript stand; cool indigo and soft ochres, lyrical naturalism, refined faces; outside the pavilion, faint silhouettes of disqualified figures near a garden wall; fine textile patterns, minimal gold, airy composition.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines and flat natural pigments; the king and narrator in frontal three-quarter poses with characteristic large eyes; a brass nilavilakku lamp, palm-leaf texts, and a ritual boundary line; background bands of red, yellow, and green; disqualified figures suggested as dark contour-forms beyond the boundary, emphasizing purity and separation.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: a devotional-dharma tableau framed by intricate floral borders and lotus motifs; central court scene with the king receiving instruction; deep blue background with gold detailing; peacocks and stylized vines in the margins; the ‘unfit recipients’ shown as small peripheral vignettes outside a circular sanctum motif, rendered in muted tones to contrast the sanctified center."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"authoritative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["temple bells","low court murmurs","palm-leaf rustle","conch shell (distant)","silence between injunctions"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: अतिकृष्णम् (अति-पूर्वक कर्मधारय); कर्कटाक्षम् (बहुव्रीहि); सुनीलम् (सु-पूर्वक कर्मधारय); श्यावदन्तम् (बहुव्रीहि)
FAQs
It lists physical traits that should be avoided when selecting an animal (or similar subject) in a normative, dharma-style guideline.
They describe unfavorable bodily signs: karkaṭākṣa indicates abnormal/protruding “crab-like” eyes, and śyāvadanta indicates darkened or blackened teeth.
In Purāṇic advisory passages, such lists reflect the broader principle of prudent selection—avoiding signs considered inauspicious or indicative of poor health/quality in the chosen subject.