Shloka 112
The Episode of Vena: Purification, the ‘Vāsudevābhidhā’ Hymn, and the Dharma of Charity
Times, Tīrthas, Worthy Recipients
एवं पात्रं समाख्यातमन्यदेवं वदाम्यहम् । एवमेतैर्गुणैर्युक्तं स्वसृपुत्रं नरोत्तमम्
evaṃ pātraṃ samākhyātamanyadevaṃ vadāmyaham | evametairguṇairyuktaṃ svasṛputraṃ narottamam
Demikianlah telah aku jelaskan siapakah penerima yang layak; kini aku akan menyatakan satu perkara lagi: seorang insan mulia—iaitu anak saudara lelaki (anak saudari)—yang dihiasi dengan sifat-sifat yang sama ini.
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Concept: After defining pātra-lakṣaṇa, the teaching applies those virtues to a concrete candidate—one’s sister’s son—showing dharma as actionable discernment, not abstraction.
Application: When choosing whom to trust, support, or empower (through gifts, roles, marriage alliances), prioritize proven virtues over sentiment or status.
Primary Rasa: shanta
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Sandhi Resolution Notes: समाख्यातमन्यद् = समाख्यातम् + अन्यत्; वदाम्यहम् = वदामि + अहम्; एवमेतैः = एवम् + एतैः; गुणैर्युक्तम् = गुणैः + युक्तम् (र्-सन्धि); स्वसृपुत्रम् (समास); नरोत्तमम् (समास)
FAQs
Here 'pātra' means a fit or worthy recipient—someone qualified by virtues (guṇas) to receive trust, gifts, instruction, or responsibility.
The verse points to a specific kinship relation—one’s nephew through a sister—as an example of a person who may be considered especially suitable when he possesses the stated virtues.
Merit and suitability are grounded in character: the text stresses that worthiness depends on virtues, not merely on status or relation.