Shloka 55
Praise of the Merits of Sacred Ponds, Tree-Planting, and Water-Charities
साक्षात्पापाद्भवेन्मुक्तस्तत्प्रसादात्तु सद्गतिः । जनेषु श्रावयेद्यस्तु पुण्याख्यानमिदं शुभम्
sākṣātpāpādbhavenmuktastatprasādāttu sadgatiḥ | janeṣu śrāvayedyastu puṇyākhyānamidaṃ śubham
তার প্রসাদে মানুষ প্রত্যক্ষভাবে পাপমুক্ত হয় এবং সদ্গতি লাভ করে। আর যে লোকসমাজে এই শুভ, পুণ্যদায়ী আখ্যান শ্রবণ করায়, সেও সেই ফলের অধিকারী হয়।
Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context likely a narrator continuing a dialogue within Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa).
Concept: Grace obtained through auspicious sacred narrative (puṇyākhyāna) frees one from sin; enabling others to hear is itself a high devotional service.
Application: Read/recite Purāṇic/Vaiṣṇava stories regularly; organize satsang, share recordings/texts, sponsor public readings; treat spiritual education as charity.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A public assembly in a temple courtyard where a reciter’s voice flows like a river, and listeners—merchants, farmers, children—sit in concentric circles. Above them, an unseen divine radiance suggests prasāda washing away dark stains of pāpa, turning faces serene and luminous.","primary_figures":["kathā-vācaka (reciter)","mixed community of listeners","temple attendants"],"setting":"Temple courtyard with lamp stands, palm-leaf manuscripts, a small water basin for ācamana","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["deep indigo","lamp-flame amber","ivory","vermillion","emerald green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a richly adorned temple courtyard with tall brass lamps; central reciter with gold-leaf aura, listeners in layered rows; stylized divine light descending like a curtain of gold, crimson and green garments, ornate borders and gem-like highlights.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate satsang scene with delicate facial expressions; soft evening light, cool blues and warm ochres; fine detailing on manuscripts and shawls, lyrical trees beyond the courtyard wall.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, symmetrical grouping of listeners, prominent lamps; reciter with expressive eyes, divine grace indicated by patterned golden rays; red-yellow-green palette with temple-wall texture.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: ornate floral border, central satsang framed by lotus vines; peacocks perched on parapets; deep blue ground with gold motifs, emphasizing communal śravaṇa as sacred celebration."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["temple bells","soft mridangam drone","conch shell (opening)","silence between verses"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: साक्षात्+पापात्→साक्षात्पापात्; पापात्+भवेत्→पापाद्भवेत्; भवेत्+मुक्तः→भवेन्मुक्तः; तत्+प्रसादात्→तत्प्रसादात्; प्रसादात्+तु→प्रसादात्तु; श्रावयेत्+यः→श्रावयेद्यः; यः+तु→यस्तु
FAQs
The verse praises śravaṇa and śrāvaṇa—hearing a sacred, meritorious narrative and causing it to be heard by others through recitation or teaching.
It presents freedom from sin (pāpa-kṣaya) as occurring “directly” (sākṣāt) through “its grace” (tat-prasādāt), emphasizing divine or scriptural efficacy rather than mere ritual mechanics.
Sharing beneficial teachings publicly is treated as a virtuous act: the reciter who spreads the auspicious account contributes to others’ upliftment and participates in the same merit-bearing outcome.