Shloka 41
The Sin of Breaking Households: Citrā’s Past Karma and the Remedy of Hari’s Name and Meditation
दिव्यादेवी च तन्नाम जातं तस्या नरोत्तम । सा हि दत्तवती चान्नं पानं पुण्यं महात्मने
divyādevī ca tannāma jātaṃ tasyā narottama | sā hi dattavatī cānnaṃ pānaṃ puṇyaṃ mahātmane
ഹേ നരോത്തമാ, അവളുടെ നാമം “ദിവ്യാദേവി” എന്നു പ്രസിദ്ധമായി. അവൾ മഹാത്മാവിന് പുണ്യപ്രദമായ അന്നവും പാനവും ദാനം ചെയ്തു.
Uncertain from single-verse context (likely within Pulastya–Bhīṣma dialogue typical of Bhūmi-khaṇḍa); needs adjacent verses to confirm.
Concept: Anna-jala-dāna (offering food and water) to a worthy recipient generates puṇya and elevates one’s spiritual identity (name/fame).
Application: Practice daily giving: offer water/food to guests, pilgrims, the needy, or to sādhus; cultivate reverence while giving, not mere transaction.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A modest courtyard at dawn: Divyādevī, veiled yet radiant, offers a brass vessel of cool water and a leaf-plate of freshly cooked sweet rice to a serene mahātmā seated on a kusa mat. The moment is intimate and sacred—her hands extended in humility, the sage’s palm raised in blessing, as unseen merit seems to shimmer like lotus pollen in the air.","primary_figures":["Divyādevī","mahātmā (sage/holy man)"],"setting":"rural household threshold with tulasi platform hinted in the background, earthen pots, simple doorway, kusa mat, offering vessels","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["lotus pink","saffron gold","earthy umber","turquoise water-blue","leaf green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Divyādevī offering anna and śīta-jala to a seated mahātmā at the home threshold, gold leaf halo around both figures, rich maroon and emerald textiles, ornate brass vessels with gem-like highlights, traditional South Indian iconographic symmetry, subtle lotus motifs in the border.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: a quiet village courtyard at sunrise, delicate brushwork showing Divyādevī’s gentle gesture of dāna, the sage calm and blessing, cool pastel sky, fine floral patterns on garments, lyrical naturalism with small birds and a distant tree line.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines, Divyādevī with large expressive eyes offering a golden vessel of water and a banana-leaf plate of sweet food to a sage, warm red-yellow-green palette, temple-wall aesthetic with stylized lotus and creeper borders.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: devotional courtyard scene framed by intricate floral borders and lotus motifs, Divyādevī’s offering centered, peacocks near a tulasi vrindavan pedestal, deep indigo background with gold detailing, celebratory yet reverent composition."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["soft temple bells","morning birds","water poured into a vessel","gentle silence"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: दिव्यादेवी = दिव्या + देवी; तन्नाम = तत् + नाम; चान्नं = च + अन्नम्.
FAQs
It praises giving food (anna-dāna) and drink/water (pāna-dāna) to a worthy person, describing it as puṇya (meritorious).
The verse states her name became “Divyādevī” because of her virtuous, merit-producing generosity—specifically offering food and drink to a great-souled man.
Hospitality and charitable giving—meeting basic needs like nourishment and water—are presented as spiritually elevating acts that generate merit.