Shloka 6
Kāma and Indra’s Attempt to Shatter Chastity; the ‘Abode of Satya’ and the Ethics of the Virtuous Home
यत्राहं वृद्धिसंपुष्टस्तत्र वासो हि ते भवेत् । तत्र पुण्यं समायाति श्रद्धया सह क्रीडते
yatrāhaṃ vṛddhisaṃpuṣṭastatra vāso hi te bhavet | tatra puṇyaṃ samāyāti śraddhayā saha krīḍate
Где Меня питают и дают Мне расцвести, там, воистину, будет твоё жилище. Там собирается и приходит пунья; и вместе со шраддхой она играет в священной радости.
Unspecified (context-dependent within Bhūmi-khaṇḍa 56; likely a sacred entity/personified merit or a presiding power of a holy place speaking to an addressed devotee/pilgrim)
Concept: Sacred presence intensifies where it is lovingly sustained; faith attracts merit, and merit in turn strengthens faith—creating a virtuous devotional ecology.
Application: Invest daily care in your chosen sacred practice—cleaning the altar, offering water/flowers, chanting; let consistency ‘feed’ devotion so that goodness naturally gathers around you.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: temple
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A living temple is depicted as a breathing organism: garlands fresh, lamps steady, floors washed, and the sanctum glowing as if the deity’s presence is being ‘fed’ by devotion. From the air, luminous figures of Puṇya and Śraddhā appear as playful companions, circling the shrine like golden birds drawn to fragrance.","primary_figures":["personified Puṇya (merit)","personified Śraddhā (faith)","a presiding deity presence (implied in sanctum)","devotees offering water and flowers"],"setting":"a small stone temple with a tulasī courtyard and a clean threshold; pilgrims arriving with offerings","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["lamp-flame gold","deep indigo","marigold orange","white jasmine","verdant green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a radiant temple sanctum with a glowing deity presence behind a curtain, devotees offering lamps and flowers, and allegorical Puṇya and Śraddhā as haloed celestial attendants ‘sporting’ around the vimāna; heavy gold leaf on arches and halos, rich reds/greens, ornate jewelry, symmetrical composition.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: a hillside shrine with delicate lines, pilgrims carrying flower baskets, and two ethereal feminine figures labeled Puṇya and Śraddhā dancing lightly in the sky; cool blues and greens, lyrical trees, refined faces, soft atmospheric depth.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: temple façade with bold outlines, large-eyed allegorical figures of Puṇya and Śraddhā in stylized poses, lamps and garlands emphasized; natural pigment palette with dominant reds/yellows/greens, sanctum glow rendered as flat radiant field.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central shrine framed by lotus borders, Puṇya and Śraddhā as decorative celestial dancers amid floral vines, peacocks near the threshold, rows of lamps; deep blue ground with gold highlights and intricate garland patterns."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["temple bells","conch shell","lamp crackle","murmured japa","footsteps of pilgrims"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: यत्र + अहम् → यत्राहं; वृद्धि + संपुष्टः → वृद्धिसंपुष्टः; संपुष्टः + तत्र → संपुष्टस्तत्र
FAQs
It suggests that one should dwell where sacredness is actively nurtured—where reverence and upliftment are sustained—because such a place naturally becomes a seat of accruing merit (puṇya).
The verse personifies puṇya as something that “arrives and gathers” where śraddhā is present, implying that faith is the inner condition that draws and sustains spiritual merit.
It teaches to cultivate and support what is spiritually wholesome—through faith and care—because environments and communities thrive when they are nourished by dharmic intention, and goodness tends to accumulate there.