Shloka 67
The Account of King Yayāti: Kāmasaras, Rati’s Tears, and the Birth of Aśrubindumatī
within the Mātā–Pitṛ Tīrtha Narrative
नेत्राभ्यां हि जले तस्याः पतिता अश्रुबिंदवः । तेभ्यो जातो महाशोकः सर्वसौख्यप्रणाशकः
netrābhyāṃ hi jale tasyāḥ patitā aśrubiṃdavaḥ | tebhyo jāto mahāśokaḥ sarvasaukhyapraṇāśakaḥ
اس کی آنکھوں سے آنسو کے قطرے پانی میں گرے؛ انہی سے ایک عظیم غم پیدا ہوا جو ہر خوشی کو مٹا دینے والا ہے۔
Unspecified (narratorial voice within the chapter context)
Concept: Unchecked sorrow multiplies and becomes a force that erodes sukha; inner states are causally potent.
Application: Notice the first ‘drop’—small indulgences in despair; redirect it into prayer, kīrtana, or service before it crystallizes into a habit of unhappiness.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A solitary divine woman’s eyes brim and release crystal tear-drops that fall into a dark, still pool. Each drop ripples outward, and within the ripples a shadowy, personified Sorrow begins to rise—tall, smoke-bodied—dimming the surrounding lotuses as if happiness itself is being drained.","primary_figures":["Rati (implied presence)","Personified Śoka (Sorrow)","A grieving divine woman (unnamed, archetypal)"],"setting":"Moon-stilled water-lake with lotuses; liminal grove at the edge of a celestial garden, where emotion becomes substance.","lighting_mood":"moonlit","color_palette":["indigo black","silver moon-white","lotus pink","smoke gray","deep emerald"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a moonlit lotus-lake where a jeweled, sorrowful celestial woman releases pearl-like tears into the water; from the ripples rises a dark, personified Śoka with stylized flames of grief around him; gold leaf highlights on the lotus petals and jewelry, rich crimson-green garments, ornate South Indian borders, gem-studded ornaments, dramatic contrast between divine radiance and shadow.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate night scene by a lotus pond, a refined-faced celestial woman with downcast eyes; tiny tear-drops create concentric ripples from which a smoky figure of Śoka emerges; cool blues and silvers, lyrical trees and distant hills, fine linework, soft gradients, poetic melancholy.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines and natural pigments; a sorrowful divine lady at a lotus pond, tears rendered as white beads; from the water rises Śoka as a dark, stylized figure with red accents of torment; temple-wall aesthetic, large expressive eyes, dominant reds/yellows/greens with deep blue background.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: lotus-filled water surface with intricate floral borders; central motif of tear-drops as pearls falling among lotuses; a symbolic dark Śoka figure emerging subtly from patterned ripples; deep blues with gold detailing, peacocks perched silently, ornate textile symmetry, devotional mood despite sorrow."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["soft temple bells","still water ambience","distant conch shell","night insects","long pauses"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: netrābhyāṃ (dual instrumental); aśrubiṃdavaḥ = aśru + bindavaḥ; mahāśokaḥ = mahā + śokaḥ; sarvasaukhyapraṇāśakaḥ = sarva + saukhya + praṇāśakaḥ (compound).
FAQs
It depicts grief as something that can ‘arise’ from tears—an image stressing how sorrow, once generated, can overwhelm and destroy one’s sense of well-being.
Not in the verse itself. The pronoun “tasyāḥ” (“of her”) refers to a female figure identified by the surrounding narrative in Adhyaya 77.
Unchecked lamentation can intensify suffering; the verse implicitly cautions that grief can become all-consuming and urges steadiness of mind in adversity.