Shloka 6
Narration of the Greatness of Harivāsara
Ekādaśī, the Day Sacred to Hari
तत्पापं याति विलयं चैकादश्यामुपोषणात् । घृतपूर्णं प्रदीपं यो दद्याद्विष्णुदिने द्विज
tatpāpaṃ yāti vilayaṃ caikādaśyāmupoṣaṇāt | ghṛtapūrṇaṃ pradīpaṃ yo dadyādviṣṇudine dvija
Jene Sünde vergeht durch das Fasten am Ekādaśī. Und, o Zweimalgeborener, wer am heiligen Tag Viṣṇus (Ekādaśī) eine mit Ghee gefüllte Lampe darbringt, erlangt dieses Verdienst.
Unspecified narrator (context not provided in the single-verse input).
Concept: Ekādaśī-upavāsa destroys sin; offering a ghṛta-filled lamp on Viṣṇu’s day accrues special merit.
Application: Observe Ekādaśī with fasting according to capacity, keep the mind on Nārāyaṇa, and offer a ghee lamp at dusk with a simple prayer for clarity and restraint.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"On Ekādaśī evening, a devotee places a brass lamp brimming with ghee before Viṣṇu’s image; the flame rises steady and tall, pushing back a ring of shadow that represents sin. The air is fragrant with tulasī and incense, and the devotee’s face shows calm resolve born of fasting.","primary_figures":["Viṣṇu (murti or four-armed form)","fasting devotee (dvija)","Lakṣmī (optional, as presence beside Viṣṇu)"],"setting":"Home shrine or temple sanctum with brass lamp, conch, bell, tulasī pot, and offering plate.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["deep indigo","ghee-gold","vermillion red","emerald green","ivory white"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Viṣṇu with Lakṣmī in a sanctum arch, thick gold leaf halo; foreground devotee offering a large ghṛta-dīpa with jeweled lamp-stand; rich reds/greens, embossed gold patterns, ornate jewelry, symmetrical composition, glowing flame as focal point.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: twilight Ekādaśī scene with delicate lamp glow; soft gradients of indigo sky, refined facial expressions of serene fasting; small shrine with tulasī pot and conch; lyrical naturalism and fine textile detailing.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, warm yellow-red-green palette; prominent lamp flame and stylized smoke curls; Viṣṇu’s calm gaze, devotee in añjali; temple-wall aesthetic with patterned borders.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central lamp offering before Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa, surrounded by lotus and floral borders; multiple small diyas as repeating motifs; deep blues and gold, intricate vine work, devotional symmetry."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["single temple bell strokes","soft conch at start/end","lamp crackle","night insects","gentle tanpura drone"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तत् + पापम् → तत्पापम्; च + एकादश्याम् → चैकादश्याम्; एकादश्याम् + उपोषणात् → एकादश्यामुपोषणात्; दद्यात् + विष्णुदिने → दद्याद्विष्णुदिने.
FAQs
It praises upavāsa (fasting) on Ekādaśī and the offering of a ghee-filled lamp as a devotional act dedicated to Viṣṇu.
It presents fasting on Ekādaśī as a purifier that destroys sin, and adds lamp-offering as an additional meritorious devotional gift performed on Viṣṇu’s day.
Self-restraint (fasting) combined with devotional giving (a ghee lamp) is taught as a practical path of purification and sincere Viṣṇu-bhakti.