Shloka 2
The Episode of Vena: Purification, the ‘Vāsudevābhidhā’ Hymn, and the Dharma of Charity
Times, Tīrthas, Worthy Recipients
सूतौवाच । ऋषीणां पुण्यसंसर्गात्संवादाच्च द्विजोत्तम । कायस्य मथनात्पापो बहिस्तस्य विनिर्गतः
sūtauvāca | ṛṣīṇāṃ puṇyasaṃsargātsaṃvādācca dvijottama | kāyasya mathanātpāpo bahistasya vinirgataḥ
সূতে ক’লে: হে দ্বিজোত্তম, ঋষিসকলৰ পুণ্যময় সঙ্গ আৰু তেওঁলোকৰ সংলাপৰ ফলত, তাৰ ভিতৰত থকা পাপ—দেহ মথি উলিয়াই—বাহিৰলৈ ওলাই গ’ল।
Sūta
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सूतौवाच = सूतः + उवाच; पुण्यसंसर्गात्संवादाच्च = पुण्यसंसर्गात् + संवादात् + च; बहिस्तस्य = बहिः + तस्य; विनिर्गतः is a kta-participle used predicatively.
FAQs
The verse emphasizes satsaṅga—holy association with sages—and meaningful dialogue with them as a direct cause of inner purification.
It presents sin (pāpa) as an impurity that can be extracted through transformative contact with wisdom and virtue, suggesting an inner reorientation rather than mere external ritual.
Keeping the company of the wise and engaging in dharmic conversation refines character; harmful tendencies diminish when one repeatedly turns toward sacred counsel.