Shloka 19
चित्रगुप्त उवाच । असौ पापी दुराचारः स्वामिकार्यप्रणाशकः । नास्ति पुण्यं चाणुमात्रं नरके परिपच्यताम्
citragupta uvāca | asau pāpī durācāraḥ svāmikāryapraṇāśakaḥ | nāsti puṇyaṃ cāṇumātraṃ narake paripacyatām
چترگپت نے کہا: ‘یہ گنہگار بدکردار ہے اور اپنے آقا کے کام برباد کرنے والا۔ اس میں ذرّہ بھر بھی پُنّیہ نہیں؛ اسے دوزخ میں عذاب دیا جائے۔’
Citragupta
Concept: Persistent adharma and betrayal erode merit entirely; consequences are proportionate and unavoidable without reform.
Application: Guard trust and responsibility; avoid harming dependents or institutions; build daily puṇya through truthful speech, service, and regulated vows.
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Chitragupta, stern and unblinking, reads from a ledger whose lines glow like embers, each entry a deed turned into fate. Behind him, a distant aperture reveals a furnace-red horizon of Naraka, while Yama’s court remains coldly ordered—justice without sentimentality.","primary_figures":["Chitragupta","Yama","Yamadūtas"],"setting":"Judgment hall with record shelves; a portal or archway hinting at hell realms beyond.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["furnace red","charcoal gray","antique gold","blood maroon","cold steel blue"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Chitragupta proclaiming the verdict with palm-leaf ledger, Yama seated with gold leaf halo, a stylized Naraka portal painted in fiery reds behind, heavy gold embellishment on crowns and throne, rich reds/greens, gem-studded ornaments, crisp iconographic symmetry.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: Chitragupta in profile reading a scroll, restrained yet intense expressions, cool gray court architecture contrasted with a small window of crimson Naraka landscape, delicate brushwork, refined textiles, and subtle shading.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, intense red background band suggesting Naraka, Chitragupta with manuscript bundle, Yama’s composed face with large eyes, rhythmic ornamental borders, natural pigment palette dominated by red/yellow/green.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: ornate arch framing the court, dense floral borders, stylized flames as decorative motifs, deep blues and gold balancing the fiery reds, attendants arranged symmetrically like a ceremonial tableau."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"fast-dramatic","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["conch blast","sharp bell strikes","low drum","crackling fire (distant)"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: न+अस्ति → नास्ति (अव्यय-सन्धि); च+अणुमात्रम् → चाणुमात्रम् (अ+अ → आ)
FAQs
Citragupta is portrayed as a cosmic recorder and assessor of deeds, associated with Yama’s court, who declares the moral status of beings based on their actions.
It condemns betrayal and sabotage of one’s entrusted duties—especially harming a master’s or patron’s work—as grave misconduct leading to severe karmic consequences.
Literally “let him be cooked,” it is an idiom for intense torment in hell, expressing the idea of proportionate retribution for heavy wrongdoing rather than a culinary act.