Shloka 16
Praise of Digging Wells and Building Water-Reservoirs
The Merit of Water-Works
विष्णोर्धाम लभेत्सोपि दिव्यभोगं तथैव च । अनंतरं नृपो जातो धनी वागीश्वरो भवेत्
viṣṇordhāma labhetsopi divyabhogaṃ tathaiva ca | anaṃtaraṃ nṛpo jāto dhanī vāgīśvaro bhavet
ຜູ້ນັ້ນກໍໄດ້ບັນລຸພຣະທາມຂອງພຣະວິສນຸ ແລະເສວຍສຸກທິບດັ່ງກັນ. ຕໍ່ມາເມື່ອເກີດໃໝ່ ຈະເປັນກະສັດຜູ້ມັ່ງຄັ່ງ ແລະເປັນເຈົ້າແຫ່ງວາຈາ—ຜູ້ເວົ້າໄພພິບູນ.
Not specified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses).
Concept: Merit dedicated to Viṣṇu yields both transcendent attainment (Viṣṇu’s abode) and auspicious worldly rebirth (kingship, wealth, eloquence).
Application: Perform worship/charity/vrata with Viṣṇu as the intended recipient; cultivate truthful, devotional speech (vāṇī) as a spiritual asset, not merely social power.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A devotee’s subtle body rises through a corridor of lotus-clouds toward Vaikuṇṭha, where Viṣṇu’s radiant presence promises both divine enjoyment and a future birth crowned with righteous kingship. Below, a second vignette shows the same soul reborn as a regal ruler, speaking with luminous eloquence before an attentive court.","primary_figures":["Viṣṇu (Acyuta)","Śrī Lakṣmī","the meritorious devotee (jīva)","celestial attendants (Viṣṇudūtas)","courtly ministers (rebirth vignette)"],"setting":"Vaikuṇṭha’s jeweled terraces and lotus-lakes transitioning to an earthly royal sabhā with banners and dharma-emblems.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["sapphire blue","lotus pink","gold leaf","pearl white","emerald green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Viṣṇu seated on a jeweled throne with Śrī Lakṣmī, Vaikuṇṭha arches and lotus-lake behind; a devotee offered upward by Viṣṇudūtas; inset panel of the devotee reborn as a crowned king speaking in sabhā, gold leaf halos, rich reds and greens, gem-studded ornaments, traditional South Indian iconography, ornate prabhāmaṇḍala.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: lyrical Vaikuṇṭha garden with lotus ponds and delicate cloud bands; Viṣṇu and Lakṣmī with refined faces; the jīva ascending like a small luminous figure; lower register shows a Himalayan-style palace court where the reborn king speaks with poised gesture, cool blues and soft pinks, intricate textiles, fine brushwork.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold-outlined Viṣṇu with large expressive eyes, Lakṣmī beside, Vaikuṇṭha motifs of lotuses and makaras; the ascending devotee guided by attendants; secondary scene of a king in dharmic posture addressing the court, natural pigment palette with dominant reds, yellows, greens, and deep blue skin tones.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: Krishna-Viṣṇu as the divine center amid lotus motifs and floral borders; attendants carrying the devotee toward a golden mandala; a lower band with a royal court rendered as devotional service, peacocks and cows in the margins, deep indigo background with gold highlights, Nathdwara-inspired ornamentation."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["temple bells","conch shell","soft drone (tanpura)","celestial chimes"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: विष्णोर्धाम = विष्णोः + धाम; लभेत्सोपि = लभेत् + सः + अपि (त् + स → त्स; सः + अपि → सोऽपि); तथैव = तथा + एव
FAQs
It promises attainment of Viṣṇu’s abode (viṣṇor dhāma) and enjoyment of divine pleasures, indicating a Vaishnava soteriological goal.
It says that afterwards, upon rebirth, one becomes a king, wealthy, and highly eloquent (vāk-īśvara).
It reflects the Purāṇic principle that meritorious, devotion-linked actions yield both transcendent rewards (liberation-oriented proximity to Viṣṇu) and refined worldly fruits (prosperity, status, and speech).