Shloka 47
The Five Great Sacrifices: Supremacy of Honoring Parents, Pativrata Dharma, Truthfulness, and Śrāddha
हरिरुवाच । इदानीं मानसं शुद्धं न भूतं भवतो ध्रुवम् । पतिव्रतादिकं दृष्ट्वा पश्चाज्ज्ञास्यसि मां किल
hariruvāca | idānīṃ mānasaṃ śuddhaṃ na bhūtaṃ bhavato dhruvam | pativratādikaṃ dṛṣṭvā paścājjñāsyasi māṃ kila
Hari bersabda: “Sesungguhnya batinmu belum lagi suci. Setelah engkau menyaksikan laku seorang pativratā serta kebajikan seumpamanya, kelak engkau pasti akan mengenal-Ku.”
Hari (Vishnu)
Concept: Knowledge of Hari requires mental purification; witnessing exemplary dharma (pativratā conduct) becomes a means of inner cleansing and recognition of the Lord.
Application: Seek the company and stories of the virtuous; let admiration become self-correction rather than judgment of others.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Hari, calm and luminous, speaks with gentle firmness to a brāhmaṇa whose eyes lower in humbled reflection. Behind them, the suggestion of a household scene—softly blurred—foreshadows the pativratā whose virtue will become the brāhmaṇa’s mirror and purification.","primary_figures":["Hari (Viṣṇu)","Brāhmaṇa (vipra)","Pativratā (as a distant/foreshadowed presence)"],"setting":"A quiet roadside pause near a village threshold; a doorway in the background hints at the caṇḍāla home without sensationalizing it.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["deep sapphire","soft gold","white jasmine","warm terracotta","emerald green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Hari with a radiant gold-leaf halo, right hand in gentle teaching gesture; brāhmaṇa with folded hands and softened gaze; background doorway with subtle domestic motifs; rich reds/greens, ornate frame, gem-like highlights on Hari’s ornaments.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate didactic moment—Hari’s serene face and the brāhmaṇa’s humbled posture; delicate shading, cool sky tones, minimal background with a hinted doorway; refined expressions emphasizing inner transformation.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines and iconic eyes; Hari in teaching stance, brāhmaṇa receptive; stylized doorway and foliage; strong red/yellow/green palette with a calm, instructive composition.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: Hari-centered devotional teaching scene with lotus borders; subtle inclusion of tulasi-like floral motifs as generic sanctity (not explicit Tulasi); deep blues and gold, peacocks at corners, reverent atmosphere."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["soft temple bell","gentle drone (tanpura)","brief contemplative silence","distant birds"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: hariḥ+uvāca → hariruvāca; paścāt+jñāsyasi → paścājjñāsyasi (t+j → jj).
FAQs
It emphasizes that inner purity (śuddha-mānasa) is required for true realization of Hari, and that witnessing and learning from lived virtue (such as pativratā-dharma) can become a means toward that purification and knowledge.
The verse frames knowing Vishnu (“jñāsyasi mām”) as something that unfolds through moral and devotional cultivation, aligning Bhakti with ethical discipline and purification rather than mere intellectual understanding.
The ethical lesson is that steadfast virtue and fidelity to dharma—exemplified here by pativratā observance—has transformative power, refining the mind and preparing a person for higher spiritual insight.