Shloka 13
The Greatness of Worshiping Rādhā and Dāmodara
Kārttika Observances and Their Fruit
इति मत्वा सदा तस्मै चोच्छिष्टं तु ददाति वै । नीचसंगान्महामूढा मद्यमांसं चखाद ह
iti matvā sadā tasmai cocchiṣṭaṃ tu dadāti vai | nīcasaṃgānmahāmūḍhā madyamāṃsaṃ cakhāda ha
یوں سمجھ کر وہ ہمیشہ اسے جُھوٹا (بچا ہوا) کھانا ہی دیتی تھی۔ کمینوں کی صحبت سے وہ بڑی گمراہ عورت شراب اور گوشت کھانے لگی۔
Narrator (contextual speaker not specified in the provided excerpt)
Concept: Contemptuous behavior and nīca-saṅga (base association) accelerate moral and ritual impurity, culminating in tamasic habits (madya-māṁsa).
Application: Choose companions carefully; avoid environments that normalize intoxication and cruelty; replace them with devotional community, clean diet, and daily worship habits.
Primary Rasa: bibhatsa
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Kalipriyā, clouded by delusion, places a plate of leftovers before her husband with a dismissive hand, while behind her a group of coarse companions beckon toward a tavern-like corner. The scene shifts in the background to a stark still-life of wine vessel and meat on a leaf-plate, contrasted with an abandoned lamp and wilted flowers—visualizing the fall from worship to tamas.","primary_figures":["Kalipriyā","husband (Śaṅkara)","nīca-saṅga companions (background figures)"],"setting":"A split domestic-and-street vignette: foreground home interior, background alley with a crude drinking spot; symbolic props (unlit lamp, broken garland, wine pot).","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["soot black","brass gold","stale crimson","olive green","clay brown"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: foreground shows the woman offering leftovers with a contemptuous gesture, husband seated low; background panel shows coarse companions and a wine pot with meat on a leaf plate; gold leaf highlights on brass vessels and jewelry, but the palette is intentionally darkened with smoky glazes to convey tamas; ornate border with withered lotus motifs and cracked lamp imagery.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: nuanced moral storytelling—quiet interior with subtle facial expressions, a secondary background lane where bad company gathers; delicate rendering of objects (leaf plate, wine vessel), cool shadows, restrained reds and browns; a wilted flower near an unlit lamp as a poignant symbol of neglected devotion.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, stylized props; the leftovers plate emphasized, companions drawn with exaggerated coarse features; strong red/yellow/green pigments tempered by black shading; decorative border of broken creepers and dimmed lamp flames to symbolize spiritual decline.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: symbolic composition with central figures and surrounding motif-panels—one panel shows unlit lamps and wilted lotuses, another shows wine pot and meat; deep indigo ground with gold accents, intricate floral borders turning thorny near the ‘nīca-saṅga’ corner, moral allegory in decorative Nathdwara idiom."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Darbari","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["low drum","clinking vessel (subtle)","distant murmurs","temple bell fading out"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: चोच्छिष्टम् = च + उच्छिष्टम्; नीचसंगान्महामूढा = नीचसङ्गात् + महामूढा (अन्त्य-त् + म् संधि); मद्यमांसं = मद्यमांसम् (म्→ं before consonant); चखाद ह = चखाद + ह.
FAQs
It warns that habitual choices and especially bad company (nīcasaṅga) can erode discernment, leading one into conduct considered degrading or impure.
Ucchiṣṭa symbolizes diminished regard and compromised purity; the verse uses it to show a decline in proper conduct that precedes further moral deterioration.
Purāṇas repeatedly stress that association shapes character: saintly company supports dharma and discipline, while base company fosters delusion and unethical habits.