Shloka 46
गवां कोटिप्रदानस्य फलं श्रुत्वा लभेन्नरः । न च दारिद्रतामेति न शोकं व्याधिसंचयम्
gavāṃ koṭipradānasya phalaṃ śrutvā labhennaraḥ | na ca dāridratāmeti na śokaṃ vyādhisaṃcayam
مَن يستمع إلى ثواب التصدّق بعشرة ملايين من الأبقار ينال ذلك الأجر؛ ولا يقع في الفقر، ولا في الحزن، ولا في تراكم الأمراض.
Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses; likely within a Purāṇic dialogue narration).
Concept: Śravaṇa (devout listening) to dharma-phala narratives itself becomes a merit-bearing act that wards off misfortune.
Application: Regularly listen to or read Purāṇic/Vaiṣṇava kathā with faith; cultivate generosity (go-dāna ideal) even if only through supporting dharmic causes; treat spiritual learning as preventive medicine for mind and conduct.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A humble assembly sits on kusa mats in a forest āśrama as a Purāṇika recites the fruits of great charity. Invisible waves of merit are shown as soft golden lotuses drifting toward the listeners, while shadows of poverty, grief, and illness dissolve at the edge of the scene.","primary_figures":["Purāṇika/Vyāsa-like sage","attentive householders","brahmacārins","subtle personifications of Daridratā, Śoka, Vyādhi fading away"],"setting":"Forest hermitage with a small yajña-kuṇḍa, palm-leaf manuscripts, and a quiet gathering space","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["warm gold","sandalwood beige","leaf green","smoke gray","lotus pink"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a seated sage reciting Purāṇic phala-śruti to devotees, gold leaf halo around the speaker, ornate borders with lotus and conch motifs, rich crimson and emerald garments, gem-studded ornaments on patrons, symbolic dark figures of poverty and disease dissolving into gold radiance, traditional South Indian iconographic symmetry.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: a serene āśrama scene with delicate brushwork, listeners in soft shawls, a sage holding a manuscript, subtle golden lotuses floating in the air, cool greens and browns of Himalayan-like forest, refined faces and lyrical calm, small stream hinted in the background as a purity symbol.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines and flat natural pigments, the sage with large expressive eyes and ochre skin tones, devotees in red-yellow-green garments, stylized flames of a small lamp, symbolic demons of sorrow and disease retreating, temple-wall aesthetic with floral creeper borders.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: devotional assembly framed by intricate floral borders, lotus clusters and conch motifs, deep indigo background with gold highlights, floating lotus medallions representing puṇya, peacocks perched on vines, a central seated narrator figure with radiant aura."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["soft temple bells","low drone of tanpura","rustle of palm leaves","evening silence"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: लभेन्नरः = लभेत् + नरः; दारिद्रतामेति = दारिद्रताम् + एति.
FAQs
The verse explicitly praises śravaṇa (hearing): by listening to the account of the fruit of donating a crore of cows, one gains that merit.
It claims protection from three afflictions: poverty (dāridrya), sorrow (śoka), and the buildup of diseases (vyādhi-saṃcaya).
It elevates reverent listening to dharmic teachings as spiritually transformative, encouraging generosity and devotion even for those unable to perform vast donations directly.