Shloka 31
Karmas Leading to Hell and Heaven
Ethical Catalog of Destinies
सुवर्णस्य च दातारो गवां भूमेश्च भारत । अन्नानां वाससां चैव ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः
suvarṇasya ca dātāro gavāṃ bhūmeśca bhārata | annānāṃ vāsasāṃ caiva te narāḥ svargagāminaḥ
হে ভাৰত! যিসকল লোকে সোণ, গাই আৰু ভূমিৰ দান কৰে, আৰু অন্ন-বাস্ত্ৰো দান কৰে, সেইসকল নৰ স্বৰ্গগামী হয়।
Unspecified (contextual narrator addressing 'Bhārata')
Concept: Dāna of high-value and life-sustaining goods (hiraṇya, go, bhūmi, anna, vastra) generates puṇya leading to svarga.
Application: Regularize giving: support food security, clothing drives, cow-care/animal welfare, and land/space for dharmic use (temple kitchens, shelters). Give proportionally and consistently, not only ceremonially.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A dharmic donor stands at a temple courtyard distributing gold coins, a gentle cow with a calf, and bundles of grain, while attendants offer folded cloth to the needy. Above, a subtle celestial pathway opens—soft clouds and distant vimānas—suggesting svarga as the unseen fruit of visible compassion.","primary_figures":["pious householder (dātā)","brahmin recipients","poor families","cow with calf","temple priest (optional)"],"setting":"stone temple courtyard with a small annadāna-śālā, grain baskets, land-grant copperplate on a low altar, and a tulasi planter at the edge (as a Vaiṣṇava ambience cue).","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["gold leaf","sandalwood beige","emerald green","vermilion red","indigo shadow"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a richly adorned Vaiṣṇava-aligned donor in silk dhoti offers gold coins, a decorated cow with calf, sacks of grain, and folded garments to brahmins and the poor in a temple courtyard; heavy gold leaf halos, ornate pillars, deep reds and greens, gem-studded jewelry, stylized lotus borders, subtle svarga-vimāna clouds above.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: a serene courtyard scene of dāna—cow with calf, grain baskets, cloth bundles—delicate linework and refined faces; cool natural palette with soft greens and blues, distant hills and a small shrine, lyrical gestures of giving, minimal but expressive celestial clouds hinting at svarga.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlined figures in a temple compound; the donor extends gold and cloth, a cow stands calmly; warm red/yellow/green pigments, large expressive eyes, rhythmic ornamentation, lamp flames and floral motifs framing the dharma act as sacred theatre.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: annadāna and go-dāna in a Krishna-Vishnu devotional courtyard; lotus and creeper borders, peacocks near grain baskets, cows prominent, deep blue background with gold highlights, celebratory yet reverent composition suggesting divine approval."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["temple bells","soft conch shell","murmur of charity line","cow bells"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: bhūmeḥ ca → bhūmeśca; ca eva → caiva.
FAQs
It praises giving gold, cows, land, food (grain), and clothing—classic forms of merit-producing charity in Dharma literature.
The verse states that such donors become “svarga-gāminaḥ,” meaning they attain heaven.
It teaches that generosity—especially supporting others through wealth, sustenance, and basic necessities—is a righteous act that leads to auspicious spiritual results.