Shloka 10
Yayāti and Mātali: Embodiment, Dharma as Rejuvenation, and the Medicine of Kṛṣṇa’s Name
एवं ज्ञात्वा स्वर्गभोग्यं न भोज्यं देवदूतक । संभवंति महादुष्टा व्याधयो दुःखदायकाः
evaṃ jñātvā svargabhogyaṃ na bhojyaṃ devadūtaka | saṃbhavaṃti mahāduṣṭā vyādhayo duḥkhadāyakāḥ
Biết như vậy, hỡi sứ giả chư thiên: những gì dành để hưởng thụ ở cõi trời thì không nên tiêu dùng tại đây; bằng không, các bệnh tật cực dữ sẽ phát sinh và gây khổ đau.
Unspecified (contextual narrator addressing a devadūta)
Concept: Do not prematurely consume what is karmically reserved for heavenly enjoyment; misappropriation leads to dreadful diseases and suffering.
Application: Live within ethical limits; avoid exploitative pleasure-seeking; practice moderation (mitāhāra), charity, and vrata-like restraint to prevent self-harm and social harm.
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A devadūta stands sternly on a cloud-path, pointing toward a lavish earthly banquet dissolving into shadowy forms of disease—gaunt figures and smoky miasma rising from excess. In the distance, a radiant Svarga garden with untouched celestial fruits symbolizes pleasures meant for another realm.","primary_figures":["devadūta (messenger of the gods)","symbolic figures of disease","earthly revelers (optional, subdued)"],"setting":"Threshold between earth and heaven: cloud-bridge above, earthly palace below, Svarga grove beyond","lighting_mood":"dramatic chiaroscuro","color_palette":["storm gray","ashen purple","burnished gold","blood red","pale cyan"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: devadūta with gold halo and ornate armor stands on a cloud arch; below, a banquet scene rendered with rich reds turns into dark disease-spirits; far background shows a gold-leaf Svarga grove with jeweled trees; heavy gold embellishment contrasts with shadowed lower register, traditional iconographic clarity.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: narrative split-scene—upper cool luminous heaven, lower warm crowded feast; delicate smoky wash forms diseases as ghostly silhouettes; refined linework, expressive gestures, subtle moral drama without grotesque excess.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, devadūta in dynamic pose; diseases as stylized dark forms with swirling patterns; strong red-yellow-green palette with black cloud motifs, temple-wall storytelling composition.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: symbolic moral tableau—central devadūta framed by floral borders; left panel shows earthly indulgence with dark creeping vines, right panel shows untouched celestial orchard with lotus motifs; deep blue ground, gold highlights, intricate border work."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["conch shell","low drum","wind through trees","sudden silence on 'vyādhayaḥ'"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: स्वर्गभोग्यं = स्वर्ग + भोग्यम् (तत्पुरुष); देवदूतक = देव + दूतक; दुःखदायकाः = दुःख + दायकाः. IAST 'saṃbhavaṃti' normalized to 'saṃbhavanti'.
FAQs
It refers to enjoyments or rewards that properly belong to heaven (svarga)—i.e., fruits of merit that should not be prematurely or improperly appropriated in earthly life.
The verse warns against consuming or appropriating what is not rightfully meant for one’s present station, implying that violating moral or ritual boundaries leads to harmful consequences.
It presents disease (vyādhi) as a karmic consequence: when one misuses what is “not to be consumed,” severe ailments are said to arise and produce suffering.