Shloka 15
Āśramamaṇḍala-darśana and Ṛṣi-samāgama
Observation of the Hermitage Precinct and the Assembly of Sages
प्राप्त: सुविपुलो धर्म: श्रुत्वा पापविनाशनम् | विमुक्तो हृदयग्रन्थिरुदारजनदर्शनात्,इस पापनाशक कथाको सुनकर तुम्हें महान् धर्मकी प्राप्ति हुई है। उदार हृदयवाले संतोके दर्शनसे तुम्हारे हृदयकी गाँठ खुल गयी--तुम्हारा सारा संशय दूर हो गया
prāptaḥ suvipulo dharmaḥ śrutvā pāpavināśanam | vimukto hṛdayagranthir udārajanadarśanāt ||
Having heard this sin-destroying account, you have attained a vast and noble dharma. Through the sight of magnanimous, high-souled people, the knot in your heart has been loosened—your inner doubt and confusion have been released.
आस्तीक उवाच
Educational Q&A
Hearing a morally purifying, sin-destroying teaching and associating with noble persons (udāra-jana) loosens the 'knot of the heart'—deep doubt, inner blockage, and confusion—leading to a fuller grasp and attainment of dharma.
Āstīka addresses the listener, affirming that by hearing the purifying account and by encountering high-souled, generous-hearted people, the listener has gained expansive dharma and has been freed from inner doubt (the hṛdaya-granthi).