Shloka 165
The Five Great Sacrifices: Supremacy of Honoring Parents, Pativrata Dharma, Truthfulness, and Śrāddha
जन्मकोटिसहस्रेभ्यो यस्य पापक्षयो भवेत् । स मां पश्यति धर्मज्ञो यथा तेन प्रसन्नता
janmakoṭisahasrebhyo yasya pāpakṣayo bhavet | sa māṃ paśyati dharmajño yathā tena prasannatā
من فنيت خطاياه—ولو كانت مما تراكم عبر آلاف الكرورات من الولادات—فإنه يراني حقًّا؛ ذلك العارف بالدارما يبصرني، وبتلك الرؤية أكون راضيًا مسرورًا.
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Concept: Darśana of the Lord becomes possible when accumulated pāpa is exhausted; such dharma-jñāna pleases the Lord.
Application: Prioritize daily acts that reduce pāpa and increase sattva—truthfulness, compassion, japa, and restraint—so the mind becomes fit for remembrance and ‘seeing’ the Divine in life.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
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Sandhi Resolution Notes: जन्मकोटिसहस्रेभ्यो = जन्म + कोटि + सहस्रेभ्यः; पापक्षयः = पाप + क्षयः.
FAQs
It teaches that when accumulated sins are exhausted, the righteous knower of dharma gains true divine vision (darśana), and that vision itself pleases the deity.
The verse links inner purification (pāpakṣaya) with direct experience of the divine (seeing ‘me’), implying that sincere righteousness and purity culminate in grace—expressed as the deity’s ‘prasannatā’ (pleasure/favor).
Dharmajña implies discernment and lived righteousness: the verse suggests that spiritual vision is not merely intellectual, but arises from ethical alignment and purification over time.