Shloka 12
Description of the Greatness of the Mother-and-Father Tīrtha
मातरं पितरं वृद्धौ गृहस्थो यो न पोषयेत् । स पुत्रो नरकं याति वेदनां प्राप्नुयाद्ध्रुवम्
mātaraṃ pitaraṃ vṛddhau gṛhastho yo na poṣayet | sa putro narakaṃ yāti vedanāṃ prāpnuyāddhruvam
جو گھر گرہست اپنے بوڑھے ماں باپ کی پرورش و کفالت نہیں کرتا، ایسا بیٹا دوزخ میں جاتا ہے اور یقیناً درد و عذاب پاتا ہے۔
Not specified in the provided excerpt (contextual speaker unknown).
Concept: Neglecting aged parents violates gṛhastha-dharma and leads to suffering and hellish consequence.
Application: Plan elder-care: food, medicine, companionship, financial support; treat caregiving as daily worship and cultivate patience.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Inside a modest household, an elderly mother and father sit wrapped in simple cloth, their faces lined with age; the householder stands at a threshold torn between worldly distractions and duty. Behind him, a faint spectral corridor opens toward a bleak realm of suffering, suggesting the karmic consequence of neglect, while a warm lamp near the elders symbolizes the dharmic path of care.","primary_figures":["elderly mother","elderly father","householder (gṛhastha)","shadowy karmic figures (symbolic)"],"setting":"Domestic interior with low lamp, medicine bowl, water pot, simple bed; threshold opening to a symbolic dark passage.","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["warm ochre","lamp gold","smoke gray","deep maroon","indigo shadow"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: intimate domestic shrine-like scene—elders seated with subtle halos, gold-leaf lamp glow; the gṛhastha shown with conflicted posture; ornate border and gold embossing on textiles and lamp; a dark, stylized ‘naraka’ archway in the background for moral contrast.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: tender interior scene with delicate expressions; soft lamp glow, muted earth tones; symbolic dark doorway painted with restrained drama; emphasis on compassion and duty rather than horror.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, warm reds/yellows; elders depicted with dignified calm; the gṛhastha in dynamic stance; background shows a patterned dark band representing suffering; mural-like symmetry and narrative clarity.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: domestic dharma vignette framed by floral borders; lamp and water pot as central motifs; elders as sacred recipients; symbolic dark mandala segment indicating suffering for neglect; intricate textile patterns, deep blues and gold."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["oil lamp crackle","soft footsteps","distant temple bell","night insects","brief silence on ‘dhruvam’"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: प्राप्नुयाद्ध्रुवम् = प्राप्नुयात् + ध्रुवम्
FAQs
It teaches gṛhastha-dharma: a householder must care for and maintain his mother and father in their old age.
The verse states that such a son goes to naraka (hell) and inevitably experiences suffering (vedanā).
It frames service to parents—especially in their vulnerable old age—as a binding moral obligation whose neglect is treated as a serious adharma.