Shloka 43
The Five Great Sacrifices: Supremacy of Honoring Parents, Pativrata Dharma, Truthfulness, and Śrāddha
तिष्ठ तिष्ठ वदिष्यामि नोचेद्गच्छ पतिव्रतां । तां च दृष्ट्वा द्विजश्रेष्ठ दयितं ते फलिष्यति
tiṣṭha tiṣṭha vadiṣyāmi nocedgaccha pativratāṃ | tāṃ ca dṛṣṭvā dvijaśreṣṭha dayitaṃ te phaliṣyati
“ٹھہرو، ٹھہرو—میں بتاتا ہوں؛ ورنہ اس پتی ورتا (وفادار) بیوی کے پاس چلے جاؤ۔ اسے دیکھ کر، اے برگزیدہ دِویج، جو تمہیں عزیز ہے وہ پورا ہو جائے گا۔”
Unspecified (context-dependent within Adhyaya 50 dialogue)
Concept: The power of pativratā-dharma (steadfast virtue) can become a channel for divine fulfillment; true spiritual potency may dwell in unexpected persons.
Application: Seek counsel from the truly virtuous, not merely the socially eminent; cultivate fidelity, integrity, and service in one’s own relationships.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A guide halts a traveler with an urgent yet respectful gesture—‘Stay, stay’—pointing toward a modest home where a pativratā resides. The path ahead seems to shimmer with promise, as if the very air acknowledges the presence of uncommon virtue.","primary_figures":["Guide/speaker","Brāhmaṇa traveler (dvija-śreṣṭha)","Pativratā (glimpsed or implied within the home)"],"setting":"Fork in a village lane leading to a humble house with a clean threshold, water pot, and a quiet inner courtyard.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["soft gold","lotus pink","indigo dusk","ivory","emerald green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a narrative moment of guidance—speaker with raised hand saying ‘tiṣṭha tiṣṭha’, traveler poised mid-step, and a sanctified home ahead; gold leaf radiance around the doorway to suggest the pativratā’s spiritual power; rich reds/greens, ornate jewelry details, embossed gold border with floral motifs.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: lyrical village lane with delicate architecture and trees; the guide’s gesture frozen in graceful motion; the pativratā’s home softly glowing; cool refined palette, gentle expressions, subtle atmospheric perspective.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines and stylized gestures; doorway rendered as a luminous panel; the pativratā hinted within as a serene figure; red/yellow/green pigments, temple-mural compositional symmetry.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central lane leading to a glowing home framed by lotus and creeper borders; peacocks perched on the roofline as auspicious symbols; deep blues and gold, intricate floral patterns emphasizing sanctity of the household space."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["gentle conch in distance","evening birds","soft footsteps","a hush of expectancy"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: नोचेद्गच्छ = न + उचेत्/चेत् + गच्छ; द्विजश्रेष्ठ = द्विज-श्रेष्ठ; पतिव्रतां = पति-व्रताम्
FAQs
“Dvijaśreṣṭha” means “best of the twice-born,” typically a respectful address to a distinguished Brahmin or learned sage within the dialogue.
The speaker promises that by going to and seeing the pativratā (a devoted wife), the listener’s cherished aim or desired outcome (“dayitaṃ te”) will be fulfilled.
The verse points to the spiritual efficacy and moral power attributed to steadfast marital fidelity and dharma, implying that such virtue can become a means for auspicious results.