Shloka 13
Prohibitions and Rules of Right Conduct (Ācāra): Theft, Speech, Purity, Residence, and Social Boundaries
अलिंगी लिंगिवेषेण यो वृत्तिमुपतिष्ठति । सलिगिंनो हरेदेनस्तिर्यग्योनौ च जायते
aliṃgī liṃgiveṣeṇa yo vṛttimupatiṣṭhati | saligiṃno haredenastiryagyonau ca jāyate
Kẻ không thật là người xuất gia, nhưng lấy y phục và dấu hiệu của bậc tu hành để mưu sinh—người ấy đoạt mất phước của các bậc khổ hạnh chân chính và sẽ sinh vào loài súc sinh.
Unspecified (narratorial/teaching voice within Svarga-khaṇḍa context)
Concept: False renunciation is theft of others’ merit; adopting ascetic marks for livelihood leads to demerit and animal rebirth.
Application: Avoid performative spirituality; if teaching or leading, maintain transparency and accountability; support genuine sādhus and institutions with discernment (viveka).
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A fraudulent ascetic in saffron robes sits at a busy pilgrimage ghat, collecting alms with practiced gestures, while behind him a genuine renunciant quietly meditates, ignored. Above the impostor, a karmic vision appears: the same figure reborn as a beast of burden, trudging under a load—his stolen merit turned into bondage.","primary_figures":["fraudulent ascetic (alīṅgī in liṅgi-veṣa)","genuine ascetic","pilgrims giving alms","symbolic animal rebirth form (vision)"],"setting":"river ghat or temple entrance during pilgrimage bustle; alms bowl, prayer beads, saffron cloth; distant shrine spire","lighting_mood":"harsh midday light with visionary overlay","color_palette":["saffron orange","river turquoise","stone gray","shadow violet","brass gold"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: crowded ghat with an impostor ascetic receiving coins, gold leaf highlights on ornaments and vessels, a subtle divine ‘vision bubble’ showing animal rebirth, rich reds/greens, ornate borders, moral contrast between flashy impostor and serene true renunciant.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: detailed ghat scene with delicate crowding, the impostor’s calculating glance, the true ascetic’s calm profile, a translucent vignette of animal rebirth in the sky, cool blues and soft earth tones, refined storytelling composition.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines of ghat steps and temple tower, stylized figures of pilgrims, the impostor ascetic with exaggerated marks, the animal rebirth rendered as a symbolic companion panel, strong red-yellow-green palette with black accents for moral warning.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: ornate border of tulasī and lotus motifs framing a ghat vignette, central figure of a false ascetic contrasted with a meditating sadhu, deep indigo background with gold detailing, symbolic animal form integrated into the decorative field as karmic consequence."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["river water flow","crowd murmur","coin clink","temple bell","distant conch"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: वृत्तिमुपतिष्ठति = वृत्तिम् उपतिष्ठति; सलिगिंनो = स-लिङ्गिनः (here taken as पञ्चमी एकवचन); हरेदेनः = हरेत् एनः; तिर्यग्योनौ = तिर्यक्-योनौ.
FAQs
It condemns religious hypocrisy: using the external signs of renunciation as a means of livelihood without inner discipline is treated as a serious moral and spiritual offense.
Outward symbols are not rejected in themselves, but the verse warns that they become harmful when used as a disguise to exploit faith or gain support without genuine conduct.
The verse states that such a pretender incurs grave fault—described as taking away the merit of true ascetics—and is reborn in a tiryak-yoni, i.e., an animal birth.