Shloka 120
Brahmin Conduct, Purificatory Baths, and the Garuḍa–Nectar Episode
Illustrative Narrative
विष्णुर्न लभ्यते देवैस्त्वयासौ विप्र लभ्यते । सपत्नीव्यसनाद्धोरान्मातरं ते प्रमोचय
viṣṇurna labhyate devaistvayāsau vipra labhyate | sapatnīvyasanāddhorānmātaraṃ te pramocaya
ବିଷ୍ଣୁ ଦେବମାନଙ୍କୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ଲଭ୍ୟ ନୁହେଁ; କିନ୍ତୁ ହେ ବିପ୍ର, ସେ ତୁମକୁ ଲଭ୍ୟ ହୋଇଛନ୍ତି। ତେଣୁ ସପତ୍ନୀଜନିତ ଘୋର ଦୁଃଖରୁ ତୁମ ମାତାଙ୍କୁ ମୁକ୍ତ କର।
Unspecified (a counselor/elder addressing a brāhmaṇa)
Concept: Rare access to Viṣṇu is validated not by status but by dharmic action—especially rescuing one’s mother from unjust suffering.
Application: Translate spiritual attainment into immediate responsibility: intervene where family injustice persists; protect a parent/elder from humiliation; let devotion become tangible care.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Inside a modest hermitage-home, an elder counselor addresses a young brāhmaṇa with grave tenderness, pointing toward a sorrowful mother seated apart, her face shadowed by the cruelty of a rival wife. A faint, unseen aura suggests Viṣṇu’s grace hovering over the scene, as if urging compassion to become action.","primary_figures":["young brāhmaṇa son","sorrowing mother","elder counselor","subtle symbolic presence of Viṣṇu (aura/lotus/conch motif)"],"setting":"interior of an āśrama household courtyard with tulasī planter, low wooden seat, oil lamp, and woven mats; a doorway hints at the rival-wife’s quarters","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["lamp-flame amber","earth-ochre","deep indigo","tulasī green","conch-white"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: an elder counselor blessing and instructing a young brāhmaṇa to free his mother from co-wife misery, mother seated with downcast eyes; subtle Viṣṇu symbols (conch, discus, lotus) in the background halo; gold leaf embellishment on ornaments and lamp flames, rich vermilion and emerald textiles, traditional South Indian iconography, ornate arch frame.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate domestic dharma scene in an āśrama courtyard, delicate brushwork showing the mother’s quiet grief and the counselor’s compassionate gesture; cool natural palette with tulasī plant, fine facial expressions, soft Himalayan-style landscape glimpsed beyond the doorway, lyrical realism.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines, warm red-yellow-green pigments; the counselor’s raised hand in instruction, the mother seated in sorrow, stylized tulasī shrine; a faint Viṣṇu aura motif behind them, temple-wall aesthetic with characteristic large eyes.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: devotional domestic scene framed by lotus borders; Viṣṇu’s presence suggested through shankha-chakra motifs and a central lotus medallion; intricate floral patterns, deep blues and gold, tulasī leaves woven into the border, Nathdwara-inspired ornamentation."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["soft temple bells","oil lamp crackle","distant conch shell","hushed silence"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: विष्णुर्न = विष्णुः + न; देवैस्त्वया = देवैः + त्वया; त्वयासौ = त्वया + असौ; सपत्नीव्यसनाद्धोरात् = स-पत्नी-व्यसनात् + घोरात् (द् + घ → द्घ); (पाठे) घोरान्मातरम् = घोरात् + मातरम् (त् → न् before म).
FAQs
It states that Viṣṇu, unreachable even to the devas, becomes attainable to a devoted brāhmaṇa—highlighting devotion and moral purity over status or power.
Spiritual attainment should express itself as compassion and duty: the listener is urged to actively free his mother from severe suffering caused by domestic rivalry.
No. The verse focuses on devotional accessibility to Viṣṇu and a practical dharmic injunction within a family context, not on locations or tīrtha-māhātmya.