Shloka 10
Glory of Āśvina Pūrṇimā and Dvādaśī Gifts: Bhakti, Proper Giving, and a Redemption Narrative
यथा दारुमयो हस्ती मृगश्चित्रमयो यथा । विद्याहीनो द्विजो विप्र त्रयस्ते नामधारकाः
yathā dārumayo hastī mṛgaścitramayo yathā | vidyāhīno dvijo vipra trayaste nāmadhārakāḥ
جیسے لکڑی کا بنا ہوا ہاتھی، اور جیسے تصویر میں بنا ہوا ہرن—ویسے ہی، اے برہمن، علم سے خالی دِویج؛ یہ تینوں صرف نام کے حامل ہیں۔
Unspecified (narrative voice not indicated in the provided excerpt)
Concept: Without vidyā (true learning/realization), social identity is only nominal—like a wooden elephant or painted deer.
Application: Prioritize inner cultivation—study, character, and devotion—over titles, credentials, or external markers of piety.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: hasya
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Three ‘look-alikes’ are displayed as a moral exhibit: a majestic elephant revealed to be carved wood, a graceful deer revealed as a flat painted panel, and a twice-born man adorned with sacred thread yet hollow-eyed, holding no scripture. A sage points gently, teaching that names without substance deceive the world.","primary_figures":["Teaching sage","Vidyā-hīna dvija","Wooden elephant (symbolic)","Painted deer (symbolic)"],"setting":"A didactic pavilion in an āśrama with display-like arrangement, manuscripts on a low desk, and a calm grove beyond.","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["sandalwood beige","leaf green","vermillion","indigo","antique gold"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a moral teaching scene with a sage gesturing toward a carved wooden elephant and a painted deer panel; a dvija with sacred thread stands beside them, empty-handed of śāstra; gold leaf on ornaments and borders, rich reds/greens, temple-like symmetry, gem-studded framing.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: lyrical grove classroom; delicate rendering of the wooden grain on the elephant and brushy pigments on the deer painting; refined sage and dvija faces; cool palette with soft dawn sky and Himalayan-like distant ridges.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines; stylized elephant with visible wood texture motifs; deer as flat mural-within-mural; sage with expressive eyes teaching; natural pigments, red/yellow/green dominance, ornamental borders.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: symbolic triptych framed by lotus vines; the wooden elephant and painted deer placed like sacred motifs; dvija centered with sacred thread; deep blues and gold accents; intricate floral borders and peacock corners."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["birds in grove","page-turning of palm leaves","soft bell at cadence"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: मृगश्चित्रमयः = मृगः + चित्रमयः (विसर्ग-लोपः, श्चादेशः); त्रयस्ते = त्रयः + ते (विसर्ग-लोपः).
FAQs
It teaches that social or ritual identity (like being called a dvija/brāhmaṇa) is hollow without vidyā—true learning and cultivated understanding—just as a wooden elephant or a painted deer only resembles the real thing.
Primarily lack of education/inner qualification: it says that without vidyā, the title “dvija” is merely nominal. The emphasis is on merit and formation rather than on labels.
It warns against outward appearance without inner substance: spiritual and ethical authority should rest on knowledge, discipline, and lived wisdom—not on names, roles, or external markers.