Shloka 14
The Greatness of Worshiping Rādhā and Dāmodara
Kārttika Observances and Their Fruit
स्वामिनो भर्त्सनां नित्यं कुर्यात्कामं तु निष्ठुरा । पादरज्जुर्भवेच्चासौ कस्माद्वै न मृतोऽपि च
svāmino bhartsanāṃ nityaṃ kuryātkāmaṃ tu niṣṭhurā | pādarajjurbhaveccāsau kasmādvai na mṛto'pi ca
وہ ہمیشہ اپنے شوہر کو ملامت و گالی دیتی اور سنگ دل ہو کر اپنی مرضی چلاتی تھی۔ وہ پاؤں کی رسی (پاد رَجّو) بن گئی—تو پھر وہ کیوں نہ مر گئی؟
Unspecified (context needed to identify the narrator/speaker in Adhyaya 20)
Concept: Nindā (habitual abuse) and nishṭhuratā (cruelty) toward one’s spouse are adharma that ripen into degrading karmic states; moral death can precede bodily death.
Application: Guard speech at home; replace contempt with seva-bhāva, apology, and restraint; treat marriage as a dharmic vow rather than a field for domination.
Primary Rasa: bibhatsa
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A dim interior of a humble house: a woman stands with a hard, contemptuous gaze, her hand raised in scolding, while the husband sits bowed, shadowed by sorrow. In the corner, a symbolic vision appears—an ominous foot-strap/rope coiling like fate, hinting at karmic degradation rather than immediate death.","primary_figures":["cruel wife (symbolic)","husband (suffering householder)","karmic apparition as foot-rope (allegorical)"],"setting":"domestic courtyard with oil lamp, sparse household vessels, threshold marked with faint rangoli now disturbed","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["smoky umber","lamp-gold","ash gray","deep maroon","indigo shadow"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a moral-allegory tableau inside a South Indian home, the wife in rich maroon sari with sharp expression, the husband seated in humility; a stylized golden aura behind a coiling foot-strap symbolizing karma; heavy gold leaf highlights on ornaments and lamp flame, rich reds/greens, embossed borders, traditional iconographic symmetry.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate domestic scene with delicate lines—woman scolding, husband downcast; a lyrical yet ominous symbolic foot-strap motif curling near the threshold; cool muted palette, fine facial expressions, minimal interior architecture, subtle night-blue shadows.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines and expressive eyes; the wife’s fierce mukha-bhāva contrasted with the husband’s śānta sorrow; a stylized serpent-like foot-strap emblem of karma; warm red/yellow/green pigments, temple-wall aesthetic, lamp-lit ambience.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: allegorical domestic vignette framed by ornate floral borders and lotus motifs; central negative-space symbol of a coiling foot-strap as karmic bondage; deep indigo background with gold detailing, peacocks subdued at corners to suggest moral warning rather than celebration."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["low temple bell","distant night insects","soft drum pulse","brief silence after the karmic question"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कुर्यात्कामम् = कुर्यात् + कामम्; भवेच्चासौ = भवेत् + च + असौ; मृतोऽपि = मृतः + अपि (विसर्ग→ओऽ before vowel).
FAQs
It warns that habitual cruelty and abusive conduct—especially within close relationships—leads to degrading consequences, framed here as a karmic result.
Literally “foot-rope/foot-cord,” understood as a strap or cord associated with the feet; in purāṇic moral narratives it can indicate a humiliating or lowly transformed state.
It is a rhetorical emphasis: despite the severity of her wrongdoing, the narrative highlights that her consequence was transformation/continued suffering rather than immediate death.