Shloka 42
Karmas Leading to Hell and Heaven
Ethical Catalog of Destinies
कुर्वंत्यवंध्यं दिवसं धर्मेणैकेन सर्वदा । व्रतं गृह्णंति ये नित्यं ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः
kurvaṃtyavaṃdhyaṃ divasaṃ dharmeṇaikena sarvadā | vrataṃ gṛhṇaṃti ye nityaṃ te narāḥ svargagāminaḥ
たとえ一つのダルマの行いによってでも日々をむだにせず、常に誓戒（ヴラタ）を受持する者は、天界へと至る。
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Concept: Even one dharmic act can make a day ‘unwasted’; regular vrata-observance steadily carries one toward svarga.
Application: Choose one non-negotiable daily dharma (japa, charity, feeding, truthfulness) and keep a simple recurring vrata (e.g., Ekādaśī, monthly pūrṇimā dāna) with consistency rather than intensity alone.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A calendar-like mandala of days encircles a devotee who performs a single, simple dharmic act—offering a lamp and a handful of grains—while a thin thread of light rises upward, symbolizing the day made ‘avandhya’. In the background, a quiet riverbank and a small shrine suggest that vow turns ordinary time into sacred time.","primary_figures":["devotee (vratin)","small Vishnu shrine icon (śālagrāma or Viṣṇu murti)","attendant priest (optional)"],"setting":"simple home altar near a riverbank or courtyard with a lamp, water pot, and offering plate","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["deep maroon","lamp gold","smoky blue","sand beige","emerald green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: central vratin seated before a Vishnu shrine with śālagrāma and tulasi leaves, performing a daily dharmic offering; circular halo-mandala resembling a calendar around the figure, heavy gold leaf on lamp flames and arch, rich reds/greens, jeweled vessels and ornaments, crisp iconographic symmetry.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate indoor-outdoor threshold scene, devotee offering a small lamp and grains, delicate brushwork on textiles, cool twilight blues with warm lamp glow, lyrical trees and a thin river ribbon behind, subtle mandala of days painted as faint gold circles in the sky.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, vratin in profile with expressive eyes, stylized Vishnu emblem behind (chakra, shankha), lamp-lit palette of red/yellow/green, decorative borders with repeating day symbols, sacred calm and disciplined posture.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: ornate border of lotus and vine motifs, central devotee offering lamp to Krishna/Vishnu symbol, repeated small circular motifs representing days, deep blue background with gold highlights, cows and peacocks subtly placed to signify auspiciousness and continuity of practice."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["temple bells","handheld cymbals (tāla) softly","oil lamp crackle","soft footfalls in a courtyard"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कुर्वंत्यवंध्यं = कुर्वन्ति + अवन्ध्यम्; धर्मेणैकेन = धर्मेण + एकेन; गृह्णंति = गृह्णन्ति (अनुस्वार-लेखनभेद).
FAQs
It teaches that even one sincere act of dharma can make a day spiritually meaningful, and that consistent observance of vows (vrata) leads to meritorious results, described here as attaining svarga.
It implies not letting the day go to waste—doing at least one righteous act (charity, truthfulness, service, worship, restraint, etc.) so the day yields spiritual merit.
Consistency: it highlights “dharmeṇa ekena” (even a single dharmic act) and “nityam” (regularly), suggesting steady practice is spiritually powerful.