Shloka 24
The Manifestation of Viṣṇu’s Footprints: Vāmana–Trivikrama, Bāṣkali’s Subjugation, and the Rise of Viṣṇupadī
Gaṅgā
तस्योपकारदग्धस्य निस्त्रपस्यासतः पुनः । नरकेष्वपि संवासस्तस्य दुष्कृतकारिणः
tasyopakāradagdhasya nistrapasyāsataḥ punaḥ | narakeṣvapi saṃvāsastasya duṣkṛtakāriṇaḥ
اس بےحیا اور بدکردار گنہگار کے لیے—جو اپنے ہی پائے ہوئے احسان سے اندر سے جل اٹھا—یقیناً دوبارہ دوزخوں میں رہائش ہے۔
Unspecified (narratorial/teaching voice within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa context)
Concept: Ingratitude and wickedness—especially when one is ‘burned’ by the very help received—lead to repeated residence in hellish states; moral debt ignored becomes karmic fire.
Application: Do not exploit kindness; if you have benefited from someone, protect their dignity and welfare. Cultivate ‘lajjā’ (moral shame) as a guardrail against repeating harm.
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A stark vision of Naraka: a wrongdoer with a hardened, shameless face stands amid iron-red landscapes, while flames shaped like accusatory hands rise from the ground—‘the help received’ transformed into burning conscience. In the distance, multiple cavernous hell-gates suggest repeated descent, while above, a faint, unreachable lotus-sky symbolizes the lost path of dharma.","primary_figures":["a wrongdoer (kṛtaghna)","yamadūtas (messengers of Yama)","symbolic flames of conscience"],"setting":"a cavernous infernal realm with iron rocks, thorny ground, and distant gates","lighting_mood":"smoldering ember-glow with harsh shadows","color_palette":["iron red","charcoal black","ember orange","sulfur yellow","ashen white"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: dramatic Naraka tableau with gold leaf used sparingly as a cruel, reflective sheen on iron gates, yamadūtas with ornate but fearsome jewelry, the sinner centered with scorched aura, rich dark maroons and blacks, high-contrast composition, traditional iconographic clarity despite infernal subject.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: stylized yet restrained depiction of a hell-realm with rocky crimson terrain, delicate linework for yamadūtas, expressive faces showing fear and hardness, cool shadowed indigos balancing hot reds, a small pale lotus-sky vignette above as moral counterpoint.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines and intense red-black palette, yamadūtas with characteristic eyes and dynamic poses, flames and thorn motifs, a chakra/lotus symbol faintly above indicating the forsaken dharmic path, temple-wall narrative energy.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: allegorical moral painting where a dark central field shows thorn and flame motifs, bordered by lotus vines and gold patterns; at the top, a small Viṣṇu-lotus emblem contrasts the infernal scene, emphasizing the consequence of betraying grace."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"fast-dramatic","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["thunder-like mridang hits","conch blast punctuating the warning","crackling fire","heavy silence after the final word"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तस्योपकारदग्धस्य = तस्य + उपकारदग्धस्य; निस्त्रपस्यासतः = निस्त्रपस्य + असतः; नरकेष्वपि = नरकेषु + अपि; संवासस्तस्य = संवासः + तस्य.
FAQs
It condemns shameless wrongdoing and especially ingratitude—harming or betraying after receiving help—stating that such conduct leads to severe karmic consequences, even residence in hell.
It portrays a person whose conscience should be burned by the memory of kindness received; despite that, he remains shameless and commits evil, making his guilt heavier.
This specific shloka is primarily an ethical-karmic warning rather than a tirtha-geography passage or a direct bhakti teaching, though it supports the broader Purāṇic emphasis on dharma as the foundation for spiritual life.