Shloka 76
The Tale of the Five Pretas and the Glory of Puṣkara & the Eastern Sarasvatī
न स्पृहांतेन्यपुण्यस्य कृतस्याप्यकृतस्य च । करिष्यंति महाराज सत्यमेतदुदाहृतम्
na spṛhāṃtenyapuṇyasya kṛtasyāpyakṛtasya ca | kariṣyaṃti mahārāja satyametadudāhṛtam
لن يشتهوا فضلَ غيرهم، سواء أكان قد اكتُسب أم لم يُكتسب بعد. هكذا سيفعلون، أيها الملك العظيم؛ فهذا هو الحقّ المعلن.
Unspecified (addressing a king: mahārāja)
Concept: Anasūyā (non-envy) toward others’ merit is itself a mark of purity; one should focus on one’s own dharmic action rather than coveting another’s puṇya.
Application: Replace comparison with practice: daily japa, honest work, and charity without resentment; celebrate others’ goodness as inspiration.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A king sits in a simple audience hall near a pilgrimage camp, listening to a sage who raises a hand in gentle instruction. Around them, pilgrims share water and offerings without rivalry—one gives a cloth, another offers food—depicting merit as communal uplift rather than competition.","primary_figures":["a sage-teacher","a king (mahārāja)","pilgrims/devotees"],"setting":"Pilgrimage encampment with a small pavilion, charity distribution area, and distant ghāṭa steps","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["warm amber","sandalwood beige","deep maroon","leaf green","smoky blue"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: sage instructing a seated king about non-envy, pilgrims performing dāna in the background with harmonious expressions; gold leaf on the sage’s halo, royal ornaments, and pavilion arches; rich reds/greens, symmetrical devotional composition.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate teaching scene with delicate gestures, soft textiles, calm faces, a few pilgrims exchanging offerings without rivalry; muted mountain-like palette, refined linework, lyrical calm.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold-outlined sage and king, expressive eyes, background vignettes of charity and shared prasāda; natural pigments, temple-wall narrative panels.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central teaching tableau framed by floral borders; background filled with small repeating motifs of hands offering gifts (dāna) and water pots; deep blues and gold, devotional symmetry."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["soft drone (tanpura)","low temple bell","quiet assembly ambience","night insects","gentle wind"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: स्पृहांतेन्यपुण्यस्य = स्पृहाम् + ते + अन्यपुण्यस्य (पाठे संधि-विच्छेद). कृतस्याप्यकृतस्य = कृतस्य + अपि + अकृतस्य. सत्यमेतदुदाहृतम् = सत्यम् + एतत् + उदाहृतम्.
FAQs
It teaches non-covetousness: one should not crave or appropriate another person’s merit (puṇya), but act rightly through one’s own deeds.
It emphasizes that spiritual or moral credit is tied to one’s own actions; therefore, one should focus on performing dharmic deeds rather than longing for another’s earned merit.
The verse explicitly addresses a “great king” (mahārāja), but the specific identity is not stated in the provided excerpt.