Shloka 33
Narrative of the Śūdra’s Renunciation of Greed
with the Tulādhāra Greatness Prelude
यतो लोभस्ततो लाभो लाभाल्लोभः प्रवर्तते । लोभग्रस्तस्य पुंसश्च शाश्वतो निरयो भवेत्
yato lobhastato lābho lābhāllobhaḥ pravartate | lobhagrastasya puṃsaśca śāśvato nirayo bhavet
جہاں لالچ ہے وہاں نفع پیدا ہوتا ہے؛ نفع سے لالچ پھر بڑھتی ہے۔ جو شخص لالچ میں گرفتار ہو، اس کے لیے دائمی دوزخ مقدر بن جاتی ہے۔
Not explicitly identifiable from the single verse (context required from surrounding verses).
Concept: Greed and gain form a self-reinforcing loop; unchecked lobha leads to enduring hellish consequences.
Application: Interrupt the loop: set limits, practice regular charity, cultivate contentment, and redirect desire into seva; reflect on long-term consequences before pursuing profit.
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A symbolic wheel is shown: ‘lobha’ gives rise to ‘lābha,’ which feeds back into ‘lobha,’ turning like a dark chakra. In the background, a distant vision of Naraka appears—smoky, iron-hued—serving as a stark warning of the cycle’s endpoint.","primary_figures":["Allegorical Lobha (greed)","Allegorical Lābha (gain)","Naraka guardians (distant, shadowed)"],"setting":"Abstract moral landscape: a turning wheel over a dim horizon, with a faint infernal realm beyond","lighting_mood":"dramatic","color_palette":["iron black","ember red","smoke gray","sulfur yellow","cold blue"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a central dark chakra labeled by motifs—serpent coils for lobha, coin-garlands for lābha—rendered with ornate patterning; gold leaf used ironically on coins to show temptation; background shows stylized Naraka flames and shadowed figures; rich reds and blacks with gilded highlights.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: allegorical wheel floating above a landscape, delicate linework showing repeated motifs of coins transforming into serpents; distant smoky Naraka rendered softly, not grotesque; restrained palette with sharp red accents, moral clarity through composition.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, circular mandala-like wheel with repeating lobha-lābha symbols; fiery lower register suggesting Naraka; strong red/yellow/black contrasts, temple-wall didactic feel.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: circular border-heavy composition like a mandala; instead of Krishna-lila, a moral mandala of desire—coins, vines, serpents—encircling a dark center; deep blue ground with gold and red detailing, ornate floral borders to heighten the didactic contrast."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"fast-dramatic","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["low drum pulse","conch shell (warning blast)","temple bells","crackling fire (subtle)","sudden silence at 'niraya'"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: लोभस्ततः = लोभः + ततः; लाभाल्लोभः = लाभात् + लोभः; पुंसश्च = पुंसः + च।
FAQs
It warns that greed is self-reinforcing: profit feeds further greed, trapping a person in destructive desire and leading to severe karmic consequences.
Yes. It describes a loop: greed motivates pursuit of gain, and gain intensifies greed, making contentment increasingly difficult.
It indicates enduring suffering as a karmic outcome of greed—often framed in Purāṇic language as naraka (hellish states), and also readable as prolonged misery created by insatiable craving.