Shloka 33
Vrata–Dāna Compendium at Puṣkara: Puṣpavāhana’s Account and the Ṣaṣṭhī-vrata Purification Rite
भोजनं च सुहृन्मित्रदीनांधकृपणैः सह । तच्च लुब्धकदांपत्यं पूजयित्वा विसर्जितम्
bhojanaṃ ca suhṛnmitradīnāṃdhakṛpaṇaiḥ saha | tacca lubdhakadāṃpatyaṃ pūjayitvā visarjitam
സുഹൃത്തുക്കളും മിത്രങ്ങളും ഭോജനം ലഭിച്ചു; ദീനർ, അന്ധർ, ദരിദ്ര-കൃപണർ എന്നിവരോടൊപ്പം എല്ലാവർക്കും അന്നദാനം ചെയ്തു. തുടർന്ന് ആ വേട്ടക്കാര ദമ്പതികളെ പൂജിച്ച് ആദരത്തോടെ യാത്രയാക്കി.
Unspecified narrator (context-dependent within Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa Adhyaya 20)
Concept: Annadāna and compassionate care for the vulnerable are central dharma; honoring and sending guests respectfully completes righteous conduct.
Application: Practice inclusive generosity: feed friends and the needy; treat even socially stigmatized people with dignity; end interactions without contempt.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A large meal is served in a courtyard: friends and well-wishers sit alongside the poor, the blind, and the destitute, all receiving food without distinction. Nearby, a rough-clad hunter-couple—once greedy—are respectfully honored with garlands and kind words, then gently shown the path onward, as if released from an old karmic knot.","primary_figures":["donor householders","friends and well-wishers","poor and destitute recipients","blind recipients","hunter-couple (lubdhaka-dāmpatya)"],"setting":"open courtyard with banana-leaf plates or simple bowls, water pots, shade trees, and a threshold gate for the farewell","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["earth brown","leaf green","rice-white","marigold orange","sky blue"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: annadāna tableau—rows of seated recipients including the poor and blind, servers offering food; the hunter-couple honored with garlands near the gate; rich reds/greens, gold leaf accents on vessels and ornaments, ornate border framing the compassionate scene.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: lyrical courtyard feast with delicate faces and gentle gestures; inclusive seating of varied people; the hunter-couple in muted tones being respectfully farewelled; soft trees and pale sky, fine textile patterns, understated emotion.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: iconic figures with bold outlines—servers, recipients, and the hunter-couple; rhythmic repetition of plates and pots; warm red/yellow/green palette; temple-wall aesthetic emphasizing dharma as public ritual.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: Krishna-centered annadāna—lotus borders and floral vines; deep blue ground with gold highlights; rows of devotees and needy being fed as seva to Krishna; peacocks and cows in the border, emphasizing compassion as bhakti."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["serving utensils","soft chanting","birds in trees","temple bell in distance"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तच्च = तत् + च; सुहृन्मित्रदीनांधकृपणैः = सुहृत्-मित्र-दीन-अन्ध-कृपणैः (द्वन्द्व-समास); लुब्धकदांपत्यं = लुब्धक-दाम्पत्यम्; पूजयित्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय); विसर्जितम् (वि+√सृज् + क्त)
FAQs
It highlights dāna (charitable giving), especially providing food and support to vulnerable people (the poor, blind, and destitute), along with honoring guests.
The verse presents proper social-religious conduct: guests (even those of humble background) are to be respected (pūjayitvā) and then politely dismissed (visarjitam) after hospitality is completed.
Dharma includes compassion in action: feeding others, caring for those in hardship, and treating guests with dignity regardless of status.