Shloka 49
The Glory of Charity: Land-Gifts, Śālagrāma Donation, and Food–Water as Supreme Gifts
कुर्याद्भूमिष्ठमुदकं चैकं भो द्विजसत्तम । सर्वपापैर्विनिर्मुक्तो व्रजेत्स हरिमंदिरम्
kuryādbhūmiṣṭhamudakaṃ caikaṃ bho dvijasattama | sarvapāpairvinirmukto vrajetsa harimaṃdiram
ഹേ ദ്വിജസത്തമാ! നിലത്ത് വെച്ച ജലത്തിൽ നിന്ന് ഒരു അർഘ്യം പോലും അർപ്പിക്കണം; അവൻ സർവ്വപാപങ്ങളിൽ നിന്ന് വിമുക്തനായി ഹരിമന്ദിരം (ധാമം) പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു।
Unspecified (verse presented as direct instruction to a 'dvijasattama')
Concept: Even a single humble water-offering placed on the ground, done with right intent, can free one from sins and lead one toward Hari’s abode.
Application: Offer a daily libation of clean water with remembrance of Hari (and gratitude to earth and beings), then cultivate regular temple/darśana or home-altar worship as a disciplined habit.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: temple
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A dvija kneels on bare earth, pouring a single stream of water from a small copper lota onto the ground, forming a tiny reflective pool shaped like a lotus. In the distance, a radiant Harimandira rises with fluttering flags; a path of light seems to connect the humble libation to the temple doorway.","primary_figures":["dvijasattama (devotee)","subtle vision of Hari within temple radiance"],"setting":"Earthen courtyard near a temple approach road, with stone steps, a tulasi planter nearby (optional as ambient), and a distant gopura/mandira silhouette.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["copper bronze","sapphire blue","white marble","sunlit gold","lotus pink"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: devotee offering udaka from a copper vessel onto the earth, the water rendered with gold highlights forming a lotus motif, grand Harimandira with Vishnu’s radiant aura in the sanctum, heavy gold leaf on temple ornaments and flags, rich reds/greens, symmetrical devotional composition.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: lyrical temple approach with delicate architecture, devotee kneeling in humility, a thin silver-blue stream of water pooling like a lotus, soft dawn sky, refined facial features, gentle naturalism with a quiet sense of miracle.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, devotee and lota in foreground, stylized temple tower behind, water stream emphasized with white and pale blue pigments, circular halo-like radiance around the temple entrance, traditional mural palette and ornamental borders.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central motif of a lotus-shaped water pool, temple of Hari in the background with deep blue and gold, intricate floral borders, peacocks near the path, devotional symmetry suggesting the journey from simple offering to darśana."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["conch shell","temple bells","pouring water","footsteps on stone","soft drone (tanpura)"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कुर्याद्भूमिष्ठमुदकं = कुर्यात् + भूमिष्ठम् + उदकम्; चैकम् = च + एकम्; व्रजेत्स = व्रजेत् + सः (त् + स → त्स).
FAQs
It recommends performing even a single offering/libation of water set upon the ground (bhūmiṣṭham udakam), presented as a simple yet efficacious act.
The act of offering water is linked to purification from sins and culminates in reaching Hari’s temple/abode, framing purification as oriented toward Vaishnava devotion and proximity to Vishnu.
It emphasizes that sincere, even minimal, righteous action can have transformative spiritual results—purification and movement toward the divine—encouraging humility and consistent practice.