Shloka 20
वासरे कमलाभर्तुश्चाश्नीयाद्यो नराधमः । पुरीषं सोऽश्नीयाद्राजन्निरयं याति दारुणम्
vāsare kamalābhartuścāśnīyādyo narādhamaḥ | purīṣaṃ so'śnīyādrājannirayaṃ yāti dāruṇam
اے راجن، جو بدترین انسان کملابھرتا (وشنو) کے مقدّس دن کھاتا ہے، وہ گویا گندگی ہی کھاتا ہے؛ اور وہ ہولناک نرک میں جاتا ہے۔
Unspecified narrator addressing a king (rājan) within the chapter’s dialogue context
Concept: Eating on Hari’s sacred day is spiritually equivalent to consuming impurity; it leads to dreadful naraka.
Application: Treat sacred times as non-negotiable anchors: plan meals, work, and social commitments around vrata; if unable to fast fully, adopt a permitted alternative with sincerity rather than disregard.
Primary Rasa: bibhatsa
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A didactic, symbolic scene: a calendar-like disc marked ‘Hari-vāsara’ glows with sanctity, while a man reaches for food; the food transforms into filth in his hands, revealing the inner consequence of disrespect. Behind him yawns a dark naraka chasm, as if the act itself opens the path downward.","primary_figures":["the transgressor (symbolic)","a subtle Viṣṇu emblem (chakra/śaṅkha)","personified Naraka (as a chasm)"],"setting":"An allegorical threshold space with a glowing sacred-day mandala on one side and a hell-mouth abyss on the other.","lighting_mood":"harsh chiaroscuro—holy glow versus abyssal darkness","color_palette":["saffron gold","charcoal black","mud brown","sickly green","ashen white"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: allegorical Hari-vāsara mandala with Viṣṇu symbols in gold leaf; the man’s offered meal turning into impurity mid-gesture; ornate frame, rich reds and greens, gold highlights emphasizing the sanctity violated, dramatic contrast with a dark naraka opening below.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: lyrical yet moralizing—soft landscape with a luminous disc labeled as sacred day; delicate depiction of transformation of food into filth; subdued palette with a sharp dark ravine, expressive but refined faces.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines and symbolic clarity; sacred-day wheel with conch and discus motifs; the act of eating shown as adharma with stylized impurity icon; strong red/yellow/green palette, temple-wall didactic composition.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central sacred-day lotus-wheel with Viṣṇu emblems; border of alternating fresh and withered lotuses; the transgressor at the edge of the wheel, with dark motifs indicating naraka; deep indigo cloth, gold and saffron highlights, intricate floral borders."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"fast-dramatic","voice_tone":"commanding","sound_elements":["sharp bell strike","conch blast","wind gust","sudden silence"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: kamalābhartuścāśnīyādyo = kamalābhartuḥ + ca + aśnīyāt + yaḥ (visarga sandhi: -tuḥ + ca → -tuśca; aśnīyāt + yaḥ → aśnīyādyo); so'śnīyāt = saḥ + aśnīyāt; aśnīyādrājan = aśnīyāt + rājan (t + r → d r by sandhi in recitation/orthography).
FAQs
It implies a Viṣṇu-related sacred day (commonly understood in Purāṇic contexts as an upavāsa/vrata day such as Ekādaśī or another Viṣṇu-vāra observance), on which eating is censured.
It stresses restraint and reverence for vowed religious observances: violating a sacred fast or rule is treated as a grave moral fault with serious karmic consequences.
The comparison is a rhetorical intensification meant to convey ritual and ethical impurity: eating on a vowed sacred day is portrayed as spiritually defiling and blameworthy.