Shloka 54
Annadāna and the Obstruction of Viṣṇu-Darśana; Vāmadeva’s Teaching and the Vāsudeva Stotra Prelude
तद्वद्वाक्यैः शुभैः पुण्यैर्विप्रांश्चापि प्रसादयेत् । पर्वतीर्थाप्तिकालश्च घनरूपोभिवर्षणे
tadvadvākyaiḥ śubhaiḥ puṇyairviprāṃścāpi prasādayet | parvatīrthāptikālaśca ghanarūpobhivarṣaṇe
তদ্রূপ শুভ ও পুণ্যময় বাক্যে ব্রাহ্মণদেরও প্রসন্ন করা উচিত। আর পর্বত-তীর্থে পৌঁছানোর সময় ঘন মেঘরূপে বৃষ্টি নেমে আসে।
Unspecified (narrative voice within Bhūmi-khaṇḍa; exact dialogue pair not determinable from the single verse)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: tirtha
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तद्वद्वाक्यैः = तद्वत् + वाक्यैः. पुण्यैर्विप्रांश्चापि = पुण्यैः + विप्रान् + च + अपि (विसर्ग/रेफ-सन्धि). पर्वतीर्थाप्तिकालश्च = पर्वततीर्थाप्तिकालः + च. घनरूपोभिवर्षणे = घनरूपः + अभिवर्षणे (ओ + अ = ओऽ/ओ).
FAQs
It advises using auspicious, virtuous speech to please and gain the goodwill of brāhmaṇas—an ethical emphasis on respectful conduct and honoring learned custodians of dharma.
It connects the approach to a mountain pilgrimage site with a natural event—dense, cloud-like rainfall—suggesting an atmospheric marker or evocative setting associated with tīrtha-travel.
Dharma is practiced not only through ritual acts but also through speech: gentle, auspicious words and respectful relations with the virtuous are portrayed as spiritually fruitful.