Shloka 60
The Account of Women
Householder Ethics, Fault, Merit, and Govinda-Nāma as Purification
सर्वं धान्यादिकं बीजं काले दद्याद्द्विजातये । सर्वपापक्षयं कृत्वा अक्षयं स्वर्गमश्नुते
sarvaṃ dhānyādikaṃ bījaṃ kāle dadyāddvijātaye | sarvapāpakṣayaṃ kṛtvā akṣayaṃ svargamaśnute
Zur rechten Zeit soll man allerlei Samen—Getreide und dergleichen—einem Zweimalgeborenen (Brāhmaṇa) darbringen. So werden alle Sünden getilgt, und man erlangt den unvergänglichen Himmel.
Unspecified (context-dependent within Adhyaya 52; likely a narrator/teacher voice in the dialogue frame)
Concept: Timely, comprehensive giving of life-sustaining seeds/grains to a worthy recipient destroys sins and yields enduring heavenly attainment.
Application: Give regularly and seasonally (harvest-time charity, monthly food-grain donation); treat generosity as a disciplined practice that reduces guilt, greed, and fear of scarcity.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"At harvest season, golden sheaves and sacks of grain are arranged neatly as a donor offers them with humility to a dvijāti seated near a small altar. The air feels purified—like a moral cleansing—suggesting sins falling away as the gift is made at the right time.","primary_figures":["donor (gṛhastha)","dvijāti (brāhmaṇa)","optional village elders/witnesses"],"setting":"granary-side courtyard or temple charity hall with grain sacks, winnowing baskets, and a small altar platform","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["harvest gold","earth brown","cotton white","saffron","sky blue"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: harvest-grain dāna scene with stacked sacks and baskets, brāhmaṇa receiving with blessing, gold leaf shimmering on vessels and borders, rich saffron and emerald accents, symmetrical composition, subtle Viṣṇu symbols (śaṅkha-cakra) on textile patterns.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: pastoral harvest setting with delicate grain textures, cool shadows and warm highlights, refined figures, distant hills and trees, lyrical mood of relief and uplift as ‘sins dissolve’.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, stylized grain baskets, donor in añjali, brāhmaṇa in seated posture, warm red-yellow-green palette, temple-wall aesthetic emphasizing ritual purity and timing.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: grain baskets arranged like a mandala, lotus borders and peacocks, deep blue background with gold highlights, subtle cow motifs (agrarian abundance), Vaishnava border patterns framing the charitable act."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["soft bell","grain pouring sound","wind through fields","distant conch","quiet mantra undertone"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: dadyāddvijātaye → dadyāt + dvijātaye; svargamaśnute → svargam + aśnute.
FAQs
The verse recommends timely charity (dāna) of seeds—especially grains and similar seed-stock—to a dvija (traditionally, a Brāhmaṇa), emphasizing seasonally appropriate giving.
It states that this act leads to the destruction of all sins (sarva-pāpa-kṣaya) and results in attaining imperishable heaven (akṣaya svarga).
It teaches that practical, life-sustaining gifts (like seed for cultivation), offered at the right time to worthy recipients, are powerful forms of dharma that purify the giver and generate lasting merit.