Shloka 109
The Marks of Merit and the Destinies of Beings
Divine vs Demonic Traits
स्नानदानादिभिः कार्ये व्रतैर्यज्ञैः सुरार्चनैः । कालो गच्छति पाठैश्च न क्लीबं वासरं भवेत्
snānadānādibhiḥ kārye vratairyajñaiḥ surārcanaiḥ | kālo gacchati pāṭhaiśca na klībaṃ vāsaraṃ bhavet
Der Tag soll mit heilsamen Werken verbracht werden—Bad, Almosen und dergleichen, Gelübden, Opfer (yajña) und Verehrung der Devas; und die Zeit soll auch in heiligen Rezitationen vergehen. Kein Tag möge kraftlos und fruchtlos werden.
Unspecified (context not provided; verse appears as general injunction within the narrative)
Concept: Do not let a day become barren: fill time with snana, dana, vrata, yajna, deva-archana, and svadhyaya so life becomes a continuous offering.
Application: Create a daily minimum: bathe/cleanse, give something (time/food/money), recite a text or names of Vishnu, and perform a small act of worship—so no day passes without punya.
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A disciplined devotee moves through a full sacred day: morning river-bath, midday charity to the needy, evening lamp-worship before Vishnu, and night recitation by oil lamp. The composition shows time flowing like a garland of acts, declaring that no day should be wasted.","primary_figures":["devotee (householder or ascetic)","recipients of charity","Vishnu (altar icon)","priests or family members"],"setting":"triptych-like sequence: riverbank for snana, village courtyard for dana, temple/home shrine for archana, quiet study corner for paatha","lighting_mood":"from golden dawn to lamp-lit night (time-lapse devotional)","color_palette":["river-silver","sunrise saffron","lamp-flame gold","deep twilight blue","white cotton"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: multi-panel narrative—left panel river snana with shimmering gold highlights; center panel dana with recipients and ornate vessels; right panel Vishnu shrine with deepa and recitation; heavy gold leaf, rich reds/greens, gem-studded ornaments, temple arch borders unifying the panels.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: time-lapse storytelling across a single landscape—riverbank, courtyard, and shrine corner; delicate brushwork, cool blues for evening, warm saffron for morning; refined faces showing resolve and serenity; subtle Himalayan-style hills in distance.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: sequential bands showing snana, dana, archana, and paatha; bold outlines, flat pigments, expressive eyes; red-yellow-green palette with rhythmic decorative borders and temple-wall narrative clarity.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: Krishna/Vishnu-centered daily seva cycle—morning bath, offering, charity, evening aarti; lotus motifs and ornate floral borders; deep blue ground with gold highlights, peacocks and cows framing the sanctified passage of time."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["flowing water at dawn","temple bells","conch shell","evening aarti cymbals","nighttime silence with soft chanting"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: व्रतैर्यज्ञैः = व्रतैः यज्ञैः; पाठैश्च = पाठैः च; संप्रीतिर्न = (अत्र न) — श्लोके ‘न क्लीबं’ इति निषेधः; स्नानदानादिभिः इति समासः (स्नान-दान-आदि) + तृतीया बहुवचन.
FAQs
It recommends spending the day on dharmic actions such as bathing, charity, vows, yajña (sacrificial worship), worship of the devas, and also on pāṭha—sacred recitation or study—so that the day yields spiritual fruit.
It means “let the day not become klība,” i.e., not barren or ineffective—urging that time should not be wasted but made meaningful through righteous and devotional acts.
The ethical lesson is disciplined use of time: align daily life with duty, generosity, worship, and study so that one’s days contribute to inner purification and the welfare of others.