Shloka 28
Determination of the Householder’s Dharma
Dāna: Types, Recipients, Timing, and Fruits
सप्तजन्मकृतं पापं तत्क्षणादेव नश्यति । यस्तु कृष्णचतुर्दश्यां स्नात्वा देवं पिनाकिनम्
saptajanmakṛtaṃ pāpaṃ tatkṣaṇādeva naśyati | yastu kṛṣṇacaturdaśyāṃ snātvā devaṃ pinākinam
ಏಳು ಜನ್ಮಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಚಿತವಾದ ಪಾಪವು ಆ ಕ್ಷಣದಲ್ಲೇ ನಾಶವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ—ಕೃಷ್ಣಪಕ್ಷ ಚತುರ್ದಶಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ನಾನ ಮಾಡಿ ಪಿನಾಕಿ (ಶಿವ) ದೇವರನ್ನು ಆರಾಧಿಸುವವನಿಗೆ.
Unspecified (narrative voice; wider dialogue context not provided)
Concept: Kṛṣṇa-caturdaśī snāna and worship of Pinākin (Śiva) annihilates deep karmic accretions—emphasizing tithi-śakti and ritual purity.
Application: Observe caturdaśī with bodily and mental cleanliness: early bath, restrained senses, simple worship, and avoidance of harm/falsehood; treat it as a reset of habits that generate ‘pāpa’.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: tirtha
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"On a moonless caturdaśī night, a devotee steps from a dark river after ritual bathing, water streaming like silver threads. Ahead, a simple Śiva-liṅga shrine glows with oil lamps; the trident and bow-bearing Pinākin is suggested in a faint divine silhouette above the sanctum, as if sins dissolve into mist.","primary_figures":["Shiva (Pinākin)","a vrata-observer devotee","optional: attendant priests"],"setting":"Riverbank tīrtha with stone steps (ghāṭa), small shrine, bilva trees, night sky with thin waning moon.","lighting_mood":"moonlit","color_palette":["midnight blue","smoky violet","lamp gold","river-silver","ash white"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Mahādeva as Pinākin with bow iconography and trident, seated near a liṅga, heavy gold leaf aureole; devotee emerging from ghāṭa waters offering bilva leaves, rich maroon and green textiles, ornate temple arch with gold embossing, dramatic night backdrop rendered in deep blues.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: quiet river ghāṭa under a thin waning moon, delicate ripples; small shrine with lamps, devotee in wet cloth offering bilva, soft atmospheric blues and violets, refined facial expressions of relief and devotion, sparse trees and distant hills.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized Śiva with bold outlines, crescent moon and serpents, warm lamp-lit shrine; devotee at the river steps, rhythmic patterns for water and clouds, red-yellow-green palette with deep indigo background, temple mural texture.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: nocturnal tīrtha scene framed by floral borders; central liṅga with lamp garlands, bilva motifs repeating like lotuses; devotee offering after snāna, deep indigo cloth with gold highlights and silver accents for water, intricate ornamentation."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["flowing water","temple bells","distant conch shell","night insects"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तत्क्षणादेव = तत्क्षणात् + एव; यस्तु = यः + तु
FAQs
It declares that sins accumulated across seven lifetimes are destroyed instantly by bathing and worshipping Śiva (Pinākin) on kṛṣṇa-pakṣa caturdaśī (the dark-fortnight fourteenth lunar day).
“Pinākin” is an epithet of Śiva, meaning the bearer of the bow Pināka, a traditional symbol associated with Śiva.
It emphasizes purification through disciplined sacred observance—combining bodily purity (snāna) with devotion (worship)—and the idea that sincere practice can rapidly transform one’s karmic burden.