Shloka 106
Annadāna and the Obstruction of Viṣṇu-Darśana; Vāmadeva’s Teaching and the Vāsudeva Stotra Prelude
तस्य कर्मविपाकस्य शुभात्मा हसते नृप । मम संगप्रसंगेन न दत्तं पापचेतन
tasya karmavipākasya śubhātmā hasate nṛpa | mama saṃgaprasaṃgena na dattaṃ pāpacetana
হে নৃপ! তার কর্মের বিপাক দেখে শুভাত্মা হাসে। আমার সঙ্গের প্রসঙ্গে সেই পাপচেতনা দান দেয়নি।
Unspecified narrator addressing a king (nṛpa) (context needed to name the exact speaker)
Concept: Karma’s ripening becomes a lesson: the ‘śubhātmā’ (noble-minded) can even ‘laugh’—i.e., remain unshaken—seeing moral causality at work; bad association (saṅga) can obstruct charity and dharma.
Application: Choose companions and influences carefully (friends, media, habits); keep company that normalizes generosity and devotion; if you notice stinginess increasing, change your saṅga first.
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: karuna
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Sandhi Resolution Notes: कर्मविपाकस्य = कर्म + विपाकस्य (समास); संगप्रसंगेन = संग + प्रसंगेन (समास).
FAQs
It contrasts the steadfastness of a pure-minded person—who remains calm even when karma bears fruit—with the behavior of a sinful-minded person who, even in good company, fails to practice generosity.
It suggests that association can influence conduct, yet it also implies that a deeply sinful disposition may resist reform, failing to perform virtuous acts like charity despite good company.
Cultivate inner purity and generosity: face outcomes without bitterness, and do not let negative tendencies prevent acts of giving, especially when opportunities for virtue arise.