Shloka 59
The Account of Women
Householder Ethics, Fault, Merit, and Govinda-Nāma as Purification
सर्वबीजस्य दानेन सांबुकुंभं महाफलम् । दद्याद्विप्राय पुण्याहे सद्यःपूतो भवेत्क्षणात्
sarvabījasya dānena sāṃbukuṃbhaṃ mahāphalam | dadyādviprāya puṇyāhe sadyaḥpūto bhavetkṣaṇāt
بالتصدّق بجميع أنواع البذور ينال المرء الثمرة العظمى المسماة «سامبوكومبها». وليُعطَ ذلك لبرهمن في يومٍ مبارك؛ فيتطهّر في الحال، في لحظة.
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Concept: Dāna (gift) done properly—object, recipient, and auspicious timing—yields immediate purification and great merit.
Application: Practice intentional giving: choose wholesome items that sustain life (seeds/food), give respectfully to worthy recipients, and align with meaningful occasions; treat generosity as inner purification.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A householder presents baskets of diverse seeds—rice, barley, sesame, pulses—before a seated brāhmaṇa who blesses him with raised palm. The moment is charged with ritual auspiciousness: a clean courtyard, rangoli patterns, and a water pot ready for sankalpa.","primary_figures":["householder donor","brāhmaṇa recipient","family attendants (optional)"],"setting":"village courtyard or temple outer mandapa with offering mats, seed baskets, kalasha, and sacred thread visible","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["turmeric yellow","vermillion red","ivory white","areca brown","fresh basil green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: donor offering many seed-baskets to a dignified brāhmaṇa seated on a low wooden seat, gold leaf detailing on vessels and borders, rich reds and greens, ornate kalasha with mango leaves, traditional South Indian courtyard architecture, subtle divine aura of purification.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate scene of seed-dāna in a sunlit courtyard, cool pastel palette with fine textile patterns, refined faces, small birds perched on eaves, distant hills, meticulous rendering of grains and seed textures.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, flat yet vibrant pigments, donor in respectful añjali posture, brāhmaṇa blessing gesture, stylized seed baskets and kalasha, temple-wall composition with dominant reds/yellows/greens.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: ceremonial giving framed by lotus creepers and floral borders, deep blue ground with gold highlights, peacocks at corners, seed baskets arranged like a mandala, subtle Vaishnava motifs (conch-discus patterns) woven into the border."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"celebratory","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["conch shell","temple bells","murmured sankalpa","rustle of grain","morning birds"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: dadyādviprāya → dadyāt + viprāya; bhavetkṣaṇāt → bhavet + kṣaṇāt; sadyaḥpūto is a lexicalized adverb+PPP compound.
FAQs
It recommends donating all kinds of seeds (sarvabīja-dāna), specifically giving the offering to a brāhmaṇa on an auspicious day.
The verse states that one gains a “great fruit” (mahāphala) termed Sāmbukuṃbha and becomes purified immediately (sadyaḥpūta) in an instant.
It emphasizes dāna (charitable giving) performed with proper timing (puṇyāha) and proper recipient (brāhmaṇa), presenting generosity as a direct means to inner purification.