Shloka 67
The Five Great Sacrifices: Supremacy of Honoring Parents, Pativrata Dharma, Truthfulness, and Śrāddha
विप्र उवाच । मम देहे क्षुधा नास्ति पिपासाद्य न च श्रमः । अभीष्टं वद कल्याणि नोचेच्छापं ददामि ते
vipra uvāca | mama dehe kṣudhā nāsti pipāsādya na ca śramaḥ | abhīṣṭaṃ vada kalyāṇi nocecchāpaṃ dadāmi te
وِپر نے کہا: “میرے بدن میں نہ بھوک ہے، نہ پیاس وغیرہ، نہ تھکن۔ اے نیک بخت خاتون، جو تم چاہتی ہو بتاؤ؛ ورنہ میں تمہیں شاپ (لعنت) دے دوں گا۔”
Vipra (Brāhmaṇa)
Concept: Spiritual authority without self-control becomes violence; coercion corrupts dharma.
Application: Do not use power—social, spiritual, or institutional—to force compliance; examine ego when you feel entitled to answers or service.
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A stern brāhmaṇa stands rigid, eyes narrowed, his hand raised in a gesture of warning as if summoning the force of a curse. Before him, the woman remains steady and dignified, the air thick with tension—incense smoke curling like a boundary between coercion and dharma.","primary_figures":["brāhmaṇa (vipra)","woman (householder)"],"setting":"Threshold of a home shrine area; ritual items nearby, but the mood is strained; a shadowed corridor behind the woman hints at the inner household.","lighting_mood":"dramatic chiaroscuro","color_palette":["ash gray","dark umber","burnt orange","lamp-gold","muted teal"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: intense confrontation at a household threshold; brāhmaṇa with raised hand and fierce expression, sacred thread visible; woman calm and upright; gold leaf highlights on the lamp and ornaments contrast with dark background, rich reds and browns emphasizing tension.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: controlled drama with refined faces; brāhmaṇa’s sharp gesture and the woman’s composed gaze; cool shadows, minimal props, delicate smoke lines, architectural framing to heighten moral conflict.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, expressive eyes; brāhmaṇa’s krodha shown through angular posture; woman’s serenity through balanced stance; earthy pigments with strong red-black contrast like a cautionary temple panel.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: moral tableau framed by floral borders; central figures in stark contrast—darkened background, gold accents on ritual lamp; lotus motifs subdued, emphasizing the disruption of harmony by anger."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"fast-dramatic","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["sudden bell strike","tense silence","low thunder-like drone","incense hiss"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: नास्ति = न + अस्ति; नोचेच्छापं = नो + चेत् + शापम् (orthographic coalescence).
FAQs
It highlights the brāhmaṇa’s claimed freedom from bodily needs (hunger, thirst, fatigue) and the social-religious power attributed to ascetics—especially the ability to bless or curse—used here to compel a response.
These are common markers of bodily limitation; denying them implies extraordinary tapas (austerity) or spiritual potency, strengthening the speaker’s authority in the dialogue.
The verse can be read as a caution: spiritual power should be governed by restraint and discernment, since using threats to force compliance can become an ethical misuse of ascetic authority.