Shloka 62
Karma, Non-Violence, Tīrtha & Gaṅgā Merit, Vaiṣṇava Protection, Śālagrāma Worship, and Ekādaśī as Deliverance
स्नात्वा दत्त्वा च यत्किंचिन्नैव मज्जति दुर्गतौ । नैवाक्रामंति दातारो दारुणं रौरवं पथम् । इहलोके न जायंते कुले धनविवर्जिते
snātvā dattvā ca yatkiṃcinnaiva majjati durgatau | naivākrāmaṃti dātāro dāruṇaṃ rauravaṃ patham | ihaloke na jāyaṃte kule dhanavivarjite
Sesudah mandi suci lalu bersedekah menurut kemampuan, seseorang tidak tenggelam dalam kesusahan. Para penderma tidak menempuh jalan ngeri menuju neraka Raurava. Di dunia ini juga mereka tidak lahir dalam keturunan yang tandus harta.
Unspecified (context-dependent within Svarga-khaṇḍa 31)
Concept: Snāna + dāna, even ‘whatever one can’ (yat kiñcit), prevents durgati and naraka; generosity also shapes one’s worldly circumstances (wealthy birth).
Application: Do not postpone generosity for ‘perfect capacity’; give proportionately and regularly after grounding yourself (cleanliness, prayer), and let giving be a daily antidote to anxiety and misfortune.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A split-scene composition: on one side, a serene donor after bathing offers simple gifts with folded hands; on the other, the terrifying road to Raurava fades away like a dissolving nightmare—jagged rocks, smoky red haze, and shadowy wardens—kept at bay by a luminous boundary of merit. Above, a subtle scale of justice suggests karmic order without sensational gore.","primary_figures":["donor (after snāna)","recipient (poor traveler or brāhmaṇa)","shadowy naraka-wardens (distant)"],"setting":"riverbank or bathing ghat transitioning into a symbolic ‘path’ that dissolves into darkness, emphasizing avoidance rather than depiction","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["river jade","lamp gold","ash gray","smoke red","ivory white"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: donor at a ghat with gold leaf highlights on water ripples and offering vessels, a radiant protective aura forming a boundary, distant Raurava path rendered as subdued smoky reds and blacks, rich ornamental borders, devotional symmetry emphasizing protection through dāna.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: gentle riverbank scene with delicate foliage, donor giving alms, the ‘Raurava path’ suggested as a faint, receding dark trail in the corner, soft atmospheric perspective, cool greens and grays with a warm golden focal glow.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, donor and recipient in stylized poses, a symbolic dark corridor labeled by visual cues (serpentine rocks, red haze) kept outside a luminous mandala boundary, saturated pigments and temple-wall composition.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central auspicious giving scene framed by lotus borders, the avoided hell-path abstracted into decorative dark motifs at the margins, deep blues and golds, intricate floral patterns emphasizing prosperity and protection."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["flowing water","single bell strikes","low drum pulse","silence after ‘rauravam’"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: यत्किंचिन्नैव = यत्किञ्चित् + न + एव; नैवाक्रामंति = न + एव + आक्रामन्ति; धनविवर्जिते = धन + विवर्जिते (compound).
FAQs
It recommends ritual purity through bathing (snāna) combined with charitable giving (dāna), even if the gift is small—“whatever one can.”
Raurava is named as a hellish destination; the verse states that donors do not have to tread that dreadful path, implying charity as a protection from severe post-mortem suffering.
Generosity, joined with personal discipline and purity, is presented as a powerful ethical act that yields both spiritual safety (avoiding naraka) and worldly auspiciousness (better birth and prosperity).