Shloka 63
The Episode of Vena: Purification, the ‘Vāsudevābhidhā’ Hymn, and the Dharma of Charity
Times, Tīrthas, Worthy Recipients
तेषां कायेष्वसंतुष्टो बहुपीडाप्रदायकम् । मंदानलेन संयुक्तं ज्वरसंतापकारकम्
teṣāṃ kāyeṣvasaṃtuṣṭo bahupīḍāpradāyakam | maṃdānalena saṃyuktaṃ jvarasaṃtāpakārakam
Unzufrieden mit ihren Leibern bringt es ihnen viele Qualen; verbunden mit schwachem Verdauungsfeuer erzeugt es die brennende Pein des Fiebers.
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Concept: Adharma disturbs bodily harmony: dissatisfaction, multiple pains, weakened digestive fire, and feverish torment arise as karmic/ethical imbalance.
Application: Maintain sattvic discipline: mindful eating, charity, and daily offerings; treat health as dharmic stewardship, not mere pleasure-seeking.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A fever-stricken figure lies on a simple cot, skin flushed, eyes restless, while a dim inner ‘agni’ is shown as a tiny, flickering flame in the abdomen motif. Around him hover thorny, translucent forms representing ‘many afflictions,’ pressing inward as if dissatisfaction itself has become a weight.","primary_figures":["an afflicted householder","personified Jvara (Fever)","subtle symbol of Jāṭharāgni (inner fire)","a compassionate sage/vaidya (optional)"],"setting":"a modest room with a small brazier, medicinal herbs, and a neglected offering tray in the corner","lighting_mood":"forest dappled","color_palette":["fever red","pale saffron","smoke brown","herbal green","muted ivory"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: moral-therapeutic tableau—fever deity hovering above a reclining man, tiny inner flame symbol at the navel area, surrounding pain-forms like stylized thorns; gold leaf highlights on the fever aura and medicinal vessels, rich maroon background.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: tender karuṇa scene—sick man on cot, a sage offering herbal decoction, faint personified Jvara in the shadows; cool washes, delicate facial expressions, minimal interior with patterned quilt and small window light.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized Jvara figure with bold outlines, the patient’s flushed face and large eyes, symbolic inner agni flame; flat pigments, red/yellow/green with black contouring, temple-wall symmetry.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: symbolic composition—central figure under a canopy of lotus motifs that appear wilted from heat, small inner flame icon, border of herbs and tulasi-like leaves (without asserting tulasi textually), deep blue background with warm red fever aura."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["soft tanpura","distant temple bell","gentle wind","silence between pādas"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कायेष्वसंतुष्टो = कायेषु + असन्तुष्टः (उ + अ → व);
FAQs
It describes suffering manifesting in the body as multiple afflictions, especially connected with weak inner “fire” (mandāgni) and resulting fever-heat (jvara-santāpa).
Literally “with a weak fire,” it commonly points to diminished digestive/metabolic power (mandāgni), a classical indicator of bodily imbalance that can lead to illness and feverish distress.
The verse frames bodily distress as a consequential experience—encouraging self-discipline, right conduct, and attentiveness to causes (moral and practical) that culminate in suffering.