Shloka 61
The Nature of Knowledge, the Guru as Living Tīrtha, and the Law of Final Remembrance
ऋषीणां दर्शनात्स्पर्शाद्भ्रष्टस्ते पापसंचयः । आगमिष्यसि यज्ञांते मम देहं न संशयः
ṛṣīṇāṃ darśanātsparśādbhraṣṭaste pāpasaṃcayaḥ | āgamiṣyasi yajñāṃte mama dehaṃ na saṃśayaḥ
Durch den Anblick und die Berührung der ṛṣis ist dein angesammelter Vorrat an Sünden abgefallen. Am Ende des yajña wirst du zu Meinem Leib gelangen — daran besteht kein Zweifel.
Unspecified (context not provided; likely a dialogue narrator/sage addressing another figure)
Concept: Satsaṅga—especially contact with realized sages—destroys accumulated sin; divine promise (niścaya) stabilizes the devotee’s path.
Application: Seek holy company, serve saints, and treat darśana/sparśa (meeting, listening, service) as daily purification; keep faith in a clear spiritual commitment rather than anxiety.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A penitent king bows with folded hands before a circle of radiant ṛṣis seated on kuśa-grass, their presence forming a living tīrtha. As the king touches their feet, dark smoke-like sins dissolve into lotus-scented light, while an unseen divine voice promises a destined union at the yajña’s completion.","primary_figures":["Vishnu (as unseen/aural presence or subtle aura)","Vena (penitent king)","assembly of rishis"],"setting":"Forest-edge sacrificial ground with a yajña-vedi, kuśa mats, ladles, and a calm hermitage atmosphere","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["saffron gold","ash white","lotus pink","deep forest green","sapphire blue"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: forest yajña-vedi with rishis in white and ochre, Vena kneeling and touching their feet; a subtle Vishnu aura behind them as a blue-gold halo, gold leaf embellishment on halos and sacrificial vessels, rich reds and greens, gem-studded ornaments on the king, traditional South Indian iconography with ornate borders and lotus motifs.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate hermitage scene with slender rishis seated in a semicircle, Vena in humble posture, faint luminous swirl indicating sins dissolving; cool natural palette, lyrical trees and distant hills, refined faces, fine linework on yajña implements and kuśa grass.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines, rishis with serene wide eyes, Vena prostrating; stylized yajña fire and ritual vessels, a blue-gold Vishnu aura in the background, natural pigment palette dominated by red/yellow/green with controlled highlights.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: lotus-bordered composition where saintly figures form a mandala around a small yajña altar; symbolic blue-gold presence of Hari above, floral vines and tulasi-like leaf patterns framing the scene, intricate borders, deep blues and gold with devotional symmetry."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["soft temple bells","crackling yajna fire","forest birds","gentle silence between phrases"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: दर्शनात्स्पर्शात् = दर्शनात् + स्पर्शात् (त् + स् → त्स्); स्पर्शाद्भ्रष्टः = स्पर्शात् + भ्रष्टः (त् + भ् → द्भ्); भ्रष्टस्ते = भ्रष्टः + ते (ः + त → स्त)
FAQs
The verse highlights satsaṅga: contact with realized sages (darśana and sparśa) is portrayed as purifying, capable of dissolving accumulated wrongdoing (pāpa-saṃcaya).
It suggests that the yajña culminates in a transformative result—spiritual eligibility or attainment—framed as a certain outcome at the ritual’s completion.
Seek the company of the wise and engage in sacred acts; moral and spiritual purification is linked to reverence, right association, and disciplined practice.