Shloka 28
Narration of the Greatness of Harivāsara
Ekādaśī, the Day Sacred to Hari
प्राणान्मुंचंति ये मर्त्त्यास्तेषां विष्णुपुरं ध्रुवम् । प्राणिभिर्दशमीविद्धा न चोपोष्या कदाचन
prāṇānmuṃcaṃti ye marttyāsteṣāṃ viṣṇupuraṃ dhruvam | prāṇibhirdaśamīviddhā na copoṣyā kadācana
الناس من الفانين الذين يبذلون أرواحهم ينالون لا محالة مقام فيشنو. وأما الداشمي (اليوم القمري العاشر) فموسومٌ بتلطّخٍ من جهة الكائنات الحية، فلذلك لا ينبغي أن يُتَّخذ يومَ صومٍ قط.
Unspecified (narrative voice within Brahma-khaṇḍa context; traditional frame often involves Pulastya speaking to Bhīṣma, but not explicit in this single verse).
Concept: Twofold teaching: (1) those who relinquish life (interpretable as heroic self-sacrifice or final surrender with dharma) attain Viṣṇu’s abode; (2) Daśamī is ‘pierced/tainted’ by prāṇis and thus should not be chosen for fasting—tithi-śuddhi matters.
Application: When observing fasts, follow tithi-śuddhi (avoid viddhā days; consult pañcāṅga). More broadly, treat life as an offering—act with courage and surrender, especially at life’s end, aligning with dharma and remembrance of Hari.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A twilight scene shows a devotee on a riverbank at life’s end, breath dissolving into a luminous lotus that rises toward a distant Vaikuṇṭha gate. Beside the scene, a symbolic lunar calendar wheel highlights Daśamī marked with a subtle ‘pierced’ sign—tiny silhouettes of creatures crossing the tithi—warning the observer to avoid fasting on that day.","primary_figures":["a dying devotee (prāṇa-tyāgī)","Viṣṇu’s messengers (subtle, radiant)","symbolic lunar-tithi wheel"],"setting":"Quiet riverbank cremation-ghāṭ-like edge (symbolic), with a small Viṣṇu shrine lamp; sky transitioning from dusk to starry night; celestial gate faintly visible.","lighting_mood":"moonlit","color_palette":["midnight blue","silver white","smoky violet","soft gold","ashen gray"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: central figure in serene prāṇa-tyāga posture, a gold-leaf lotus-soul rising toward a Vaikuṇṭha arch with Viṣṇu’s emblem; side panel shows a stylized tithi wheel with Daśamī marked as viddhā; heavy gold leaf, jewel-like highlights, dramatic yet devotional composition.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate dusk riverbank with soft gradients; the departing breath painted as a thin luminous ribbon becoming a lotus; a small circular calendar motif in the corner indicating Daśamī viddhā; refined faces, poetic melancholy, cool nocturnal palette.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: iconic death-surrender tableau with bold outlines; lotus-soul rising in a clear arc; tithi wheel rendered as a mandala with Daśamī emphasized; warm reds/yellows contrasted with deep blue night, temple-wall narrative clarity.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central lotus ascent motif framed by intricate floral borders; a circular tithi mandala integrated into the border with Daśamī marked; deep indigo cloth ground with gold and silver detailing, devotional symbolism over literal realism."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["conch shell","low temple bell","night insects","long silence after cadence"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: प्राणान्मुञ्चन्ति = प्राणान् + मुञ्चन्ति; मर्त्यास्तेषाम् = मर्त्याः + तेषाम्; प्राणिभिर्दशमीविद्धा = प्राणिभिः + दशमी + इव + विद्धा; चोपोष्या = च + उपोष्या.
FAQs
The verse states that such persons attain Viṣṇu’s abode (Viṣṇupura) certainly (dhruvam).
It describes the Daśamī tithi as “pierced/tainted” (viddhā) in relation to living beings (prāṇibhiḥ), used as a reason to discourage fasting on that day.
It instructs that Daśamī should not be observed as a fasting day (na copoṣyā kadācana).