Shloka 6
Narration of the Greatness of Harivāsara
Ekādaśī, the Day Sacred to Hari
तत्पापं याति विलयं चैकादश्यामुपोषणात् । घृतपूर्णं प्रदीपं यो दद्याद्विष्णुदिने द्विज
tatpāpaṃ yāti vilayaṃ caikādaśyāmupoṣaṇāt | ghṛtapūrṇaṃ pradīpaṃ yo dadyādviṣṇudine dvija
Dosa itu lenyap dengan berpuasa pada hari Ekādaśī. Wahai dwija, sesiapa yang mempersembahkan pelita berisi minyak sapi suci (ghee) pada hari suci Viṣṇu (Ekādaśī), memperoleh pahala yang agung.
Unspecified narrator (context not provided in the single-verse input).
Concept: Ekādaśī-upavāsa destroys sin; offering a ghṛta-filled lamp on Viṣṇu’s day accrues special merit.
Application: Observe Ekādaśī with fasting according to capacity, keep the mind on Nārāyaṇa, and offer a ghee lamp at dusk with a simple prayer for clarity and restraint.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"On Ekādaśī evening, a devotee places a brass lamp brimming with ghee before Viṣṇu’s image; the flame rises steady and tall, pushing back a ring of shadow that represents sin. The air is fragrant with tulasī and incense, and the devotee’s face shows calm resolve born of fasting.","primary_figures":["Viṣṇu (murti or four-armed form)","fasting devotee (dvija)","Lakṣmī (optional, as presence beside Viṣṇu)"],"setting":"Home shrine or temple sanctum with brass lamp, conch, bell, tulasī pot, and offering plate.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["deep indigo","ghee-gold","vermillion red","emerald green","ivory white"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Viṣṇu with Lakṣmī in a sanctum arch, thick gold leaf halo; foreground devotee offering a large ghṛta-dīpa with jeweled lamp-stand; rich reds/greens, embossed gold patterns, ornate jewelry, symmetrical composition, glowing flame as focal point.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: twilight Ekādaśī scene with delicate lamp glow; soft gradients of indigo sky, refined facial expressions of serene fasting; small shrine with tulasī pot and conch; lyrical naturalism and fine textile detailing.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, warm yellow-red-green palette; prominent lamp flame and stylized smoke curls; Viṣṇu’s calm gaze, devotee in añjali; temple-wall aesthetic with patterned borders.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central lamp offering before Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa, surrounded by lotus and floral borders; multiple small diyas as repeating motifs; deep blues and gold, intricate vine work, devotional symmetry."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["single temple bell strokes","soft conch at start/end","lamp crackle","night insects","gentle tanpura drone"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तत् + पापम् → तत्पापम्; च + एकादश्याम् → चैकादश्याम्; एकादश्याम् + उपोषणात् → एकादश्यामुपोषणात्; दद्यात् + विष्णुदिने → दद्याद्विष्णुदिने.
FAQs
It praises upavāsa (fasting) on Ekādaśī and the offering of a ghee-filled lamp as a devotional act dedicated to Viṣṇu.
It presents fasting on Ekādaśī as a purifier that destroys sin, and adds lamp-offering as an additional meritorious devotional gift performed on Viṣṇu’s day.
Self-restraint (fasting) combined with devotional giving (a ghee lamp) is taught as a practical path of purification and sincere Viṣṇu-bhakti.