Shloka 171
The Five Great Sacrifices: Supremacy of Honoring Parents, Pativrata Dharma, Truthfulness, and Śrāddha
मन्युर्निपतते यस्मिन्पुत्रे पित्रोश्च नित्यशः । तन्निरयं नाबाधेहं न धाता न च शंकरः
manyurnipatate yasminputre pitrośca nityaśaḥ | tannirayaṃ nābādhehaṃ na dhātā na ca śaṃkaraḥ
جس بیٹے پر ماں باپ کا غضب ہمیشہ برستا رہے، اُس کے لیے وہ دوزخ ٹل نہیں سکتی؛ نہ دھاتا (برہما) اسے روک سکتا ہے، نہ شنکر (شیو)۔
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Concept: Persistent parental anger toward a child generates unavoidable suffering; dharma’s moral causality is not easily annulled even by gods.
Application: Do not normalize ongoing conflict with parents/guardians; seek counsel, make amends, and cultivate patience to prevent anger cycles that harden into long-term karmic suffering.
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A shadowy vision of Naraka opens like a chasm behind a trembling youth, while above, Brahmā (Dhātā) and Śaṅkara stand powerless, hands lowered, indicating the inexorable law of dharma. In the foreground, the parents’ stern gaze falls like a dark rain, and the air thickens with the weight of unappeased anger.","primary_figures":["son (youth)","mother and father","Dhātā (Brahmā)","Śaṅkara (Śiva)","personified Naraka gatekeepers (optional)"],"setting":"A liminal cosmic court blending household threshold with a vision of hell—half domestic, half otherworldly.","lighting_mood":"moonlit","color_palette":["charcoal black","ash white","blood red","smoky violet","pale gold"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: dramatic split-scene—lower register shows parents seated with stern expressions, the youth kneeling; upper register shows Brahmā and Śiva with ornate crowns and gold leaf halos, yet their palms turned outward in helplessness; a stylized Naraka abyss with red-black flames; heavy gold embellishment, rich maroons and greens, jewel-like detailing.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: refined, emotive faces—parents’ anger as a dark cloud motif above the youth; distant depiction of Brahmā and Śiva in a pale celestial band; Naraka suggested by a dark ravine with tiny flame tongues; cool gradients and delicate brushwork, psychological intensity over spectacle.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines—Brahmā and Śiva flanking a central dark portal, parents in the foreground with commanding eyes; stylized flames and serpentine smoke; earthy reds, yellows, and greens with black dominance; temple-wall symmetry and ornamental borders.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: symbolic composition—central youth surrounded by concentric floral borders that turn thorny near the Naraka side; Brahmā and Śiva in medallions above; deep indigo field with gold and crimson accents; intricate patterning to convey inevitability and moral order."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"fast-dramatic","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["distant thunder","conch shell","low drum","wind gust","sudden silence"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: मन्युर्निपतते = मन्युः + निपतते; यस्मिन्पुत्रे = यस्मिन् + पुत्रे; पित्रोश्च = पित्रोः + च; तन्निरयं = तत् + निरयम्; नाबाधेहं = न + आबाधे + अहम्.
FAQs
It warns that persistent parental anger toward a son indicates severe ethical and karmic failure, leading to an inescapable painful fate (described as “hell”).
They represent the highest divine authorities; the verse stresses that certain consequences of wrongdoing—especially against family-dharma—are not easily annulled even by great gods.
It emphasizes filial duty and respectful behavior: causing ongoing distress or anger to one’s parents is portrayed as spiritually ruinous and karmically grave.