Shloka 25
अनेन कर्म्मणा युक्ताः पच्यंते नरकेऽधमाः । एवं योगं च धर्म्मं च दातारं च युधिष्ठिर
anena karmmaṇā yuktāḥ pacyaṃte narake'dhamāḥ | evaṃ yogaṃ ca dharmmaṃ ca dātāraṃ ca yudhiṣṭhira
ایسے اعمال میں بندھے ہوئے کمینے لوگ دوزخ میں تڑپائے جاتے ہیں۔ پس یوں یوگ، دھرم اور داتا—سب کو سمجھ لو، اے یُدھشٹھِر۔
Unspecified narrator addressing Yudhiṣṭhira (didactic speaker in dialogue context)
Concept: Adharma binds the soul to suffering; yoga (discipline) and dharma (righteous conduct), especially dāna (giving), protect and elevate.
Application: Treat truthfulness, restraint, and generosity as daily vows: set aside a fixed portion for charity, avoid harm in speech, and keep a simple discipline (niyama) that curbs greed and cruelty.
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A didactic vision: a shadowed naraka landscape where bound souls suffer the heat of their own deeds, while above them a luminous path opens toward a serene altar of dharma. A sage’s raised hand points from darkness to discipline—yoga, charity, and righteous conduct—as the way out.","primary_figures":["Yudhiṣṭhira","a teaching sage (Mārkaṇḍeya-like narrator figure)","personified Dharma (optional)","Yama (distant, symbolic)"],"setting":"Threshold between a hellish ravine and a radiant dharma-mandapa; symbolic scales of karma, a small charity vessel (pātra) in the foreground.","lighting_mood":"dramatic chiaroscuro shifting into divine radiance","color_palette":["smoldering umber","ash gray","deep indigo","saffron gold","ivory white"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a central sage instructing Yudhiṣṭhira with a protective abhaya gesture, gold-leaf haloed dharma-mandapa above, below a stylized naraka ravine with subdued figures; rich maroon and emerald borders, gem-studded ornaments, heavy gold leaf for the dharma path and halos.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: lyrical moral tableau with a dark ravine at left and a bright temple terrace at right; delicate faces of Yudhiṣṭhira and the sage, fine linework flames, cool indigo shadows, and a saffron-lit path of discipline leading upward.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines, large expressive eyes on the sage and Yudhiṣṭhira, a two-tier composition—lower naraka in earthy reds/browns, upper dharma pavilion in yellow/green with a radiant aura; temple-wall aesthetic pigments.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: Vaishnava moral allegory—upper register shows a Vishnu-associated dharma altar with lotus motifs and gold borders; lower register depicts the consequences of adharma in muted tones; intricate floral frame, deep blue background, symbolic conch and chakra motifs to imply divine order."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["low temple drum","distant conch shell","brief silence after 'narake'","faint wind"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: नरकेऽधमाः = नरके + अधमाः (ऽ = avagraha).
FAQs
It teaches that harmful deeds bind a person and lead to suffering in hell, while right understanding of yoga (discipline), dharma (righteousness), and the virtue of giving should guide one’s conduct.
It links inner discipline (yoga), ethical duty (dharma), and outward generosity (dāna through the dātā) as a unified moral-spiritual framework contrasted with karmic downfall.
Yudhiṣṭhira is addressed, implying a Mahābhārata-linked didactic dialogue setting where ethical and karmic instruction is given to a royal exemplar of dharma.