Shloka 11
Fruits of Righteousness: Charity, Faith, and the Path to Yama
देवायतनकर्ता च यतीनामाश्रमस्य च । अनाथमंडपानां च क्रीडन्याति गृहोत्तमैः
devāyatanakartā ca yatīnāmāśramasya ca | anāthamaṃḍapānāṃ ca krīḍanyāti gṛhottamaiḥ
И тот, кто воздвигает храмы богам, и ашрамы для подвижников, и залы для обездоленных, — такой человек достигает высочайших обителей.
Unspecified (verse appears as part of a didactic passage; likely within a Pulastya–Bhīṣma dialogue framework in Bhūmi-khaṇḍa).
Concept: Public-spirited sacred construction (temples, hermitages, shelters) is a high dharma that elevates the doer to superior realms.
Application: Support temple upkeep, build/maintain dharmaśālās, sponsor pilgrim rest-houses, fund ashram facilities, and create safe shelters for the vulnerable as a regular practice of giving.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Type: temple
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A serene sacred township where artisans raise a Vishnu temple with a lotus-arched gateway while nearby an ashram of sages sits under ancient trees. In the foreground, a newly built hall opens its doors to the destitute and pilgrims, offering shade, water, and rest—merit flowing like an unseen radiance upward.","primary_figures":["Vishnu (as temple mūrti)","sages (yatis)","temple architect (sthapati)","pilgrims","destitute seekers receiving shelter"],"setting":"Temple courtyard adjoining a forest-edge āśrama and a public dharmaśālā (anātha-maṇḍapa) with water pots and lamps","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["sapphire blue","lotus pink","gold leaf","sandalwood beige","emerald green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Vishnu enshrined in a newly consecrated temple sanctum, gold leaf halo and ornate prabhāmaṇḍala; foreground shows donors and sthapati offering a miniature temple model, with a dharmaśālā sheltering the poor; rich crimson and emerald textiles, gem-studded ornaments, intricate floral borders, luminous lamp-lit highlights.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: a hillside hermitage beside a small temple under deodar trees; delicate figures of yatis and pilgrims, a simple shelter hall with woven mats; cool greens and soft blues, lyrical naturalism, fine facial features, distant mountains and a pale sunrise wash.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines and flat natural pigments; Vishnu icon in the shrine with stylized eyes, attendants and donors in profile; adjacent ashram and charity hall rendered as temple-wall narrative panels, dominant reds/yellows/greens with rhythmic ornamentation.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: Vishnu-centered temple courtyard filled with lotus motifs and ornate arches; pilgrims and the needy welcomed into a decorated dharmaśālā; intricate floral borders, deep indigo background with gold detailing, peacocks near water pots, devotional abundance and symmetry."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["temple bells","soft conch shell","murmur of pilgrims","wooden mallets of construction","morning birds"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: यतीनामाश्रमस्य→यतीनाम् आश्रमस्य; अनाथमंडपानां→अनाथमण्डपानाम्; क्रीडन्याति→क्रीडन् याति.
FAQs
It praises constructing (1) deity-temples (devāyatana), (2) hermitages/retreats for renunciants (yatīnām āśrama), and (3) public halls/pavilions for the helpless or destitute (anāthamaṇḍapa).
The verse states that the doer “attains the highest abodes,” implying elevated heavenly or auspicious post-mortem states as fruit of dharmic public service.
Dharma is expressed through lasting, community-supporting service: supporting worship, supporting spiritual practitioners, and supporting the vulnerable through infrastructure that benefits many.